A wealthy businessman met an elderly guy who was homeless outside his home on a very cold night. The millionaire was shocked that the old man wasn’t wearing any warm clothes and asked him if he wasn’t cold. It was a moving and deep answer from the old man: “I’m not cold, I’m used to it.”
The old man’s words touched the rich man deeply, and he promised to bring the old man a warm coat to help him get through the cold winter nights. The old man was very thankful, and he told the millionaire that he would wait for him when he got back.
Sad to say, the rich businessman broke his word, leaving the old man to face the harsh cold by himself. The next morning, the millionaire remembered the promise he had forgotten and ran outside to find the old man. It was too late, though; the old man had already died from the cold.
A touching note from the old man served as a lesson of how important it is to keep your word. “When I didn’t have any warm clothes on, I was strong enough to fight the cold,” he wrote. “But when you said you would help me, I held on to that promise, and it made me weak to fight.”
This sad story is a powerful warning that the things we say we will do can have a huge effect on other people. It is important to remember the promises we make and do our best to keep them, no matter how small they may seem.
