Dad thinks homeless man is begging son for money – his heart stops when his child reveals the truth

Whether we want to admit it or not, we’re all guilty of judging others in some capacity. It’s only human to do so as we try to orient ourselves in our environment, but that doesn’t always make it right.

To admit that we can be prejudiced is not exactly flattering, as it paints a rather bleak and dark side of ourselves.

The father in the story below was also not very proud to expose that side of himself, but he decided to go ahead and do it so that we could all learn something very important from his son instead.

Why not try to see the world through a child’s loving and unprejudiced eyes?

Blanton O’Neal was out with his 11-year-old son, Sean, when he came across something that could happen to just anyone — it’s easy to make the same mistake.

The father later described the events of the day in a Facebook post:

“I debated making a post of this as it paints a not so flattering picture of me as a person. But I think in the end it is a picture of many of us if we are truly honest with ourselves.

Yesterday, as Sean and I traveled to NC for his soccer tourney we stopped at an exit near the N.C./S.C. border and pulled off at a small gas station for a drink. While I paid, I gave Sean the keys so he could head back out to the car.

It took me a little while to checkout and as I exited the store, I noticed Sean’s door opened and he was walking away from my car towards a man in a wheelchair. He was an older African American gentleman, with amputated legs and appeared ‘homeless’.

My first reaction, sadly, was “oh crap! He is hitting Sean up for money and has called him over.

But as I walked closer Sean had clearly had a short conversation with the man, turned around and headed back to the car. So I did the same.

As I entered the car, I asked him what that was all about.

‘Nothing Dad. I just was asking if he needed help.

He said no thanks, that he was fine but thanked me for asking.’