Everyone Ignores Unconscious Homeless Man Lying on the Ground Until Little Boy Approaches Him — Story of the Day

An unconscious homeless man sprawled out on the ground was ignored by everyone else until a little boy regarded as an outcast approached him.

Jay was a 12-year-old boy who lived as an outcast among other kids in his community. This was because he was a very smart kid with a great moral upbringing.

When other kids were playing rough during recess, he preferred to read a good book in the library, which fueled his store of knowledge, leaving a huge intellectual gap between him and his classmates. This caused them to call him names like “geek” and “nerd.”

When they played football, he was the last to get picked or was not picked at all — not that he ever volunteered to play, but the coach was determined to involve all students in PE classes.

“You’re special, son, they just don’t understand that,” his mother would tell him whenever he told her about how his coach forced him to play despite his lack of interest.

One morning, Jay left the house to take out the trash. It was a weekend, and he often helped his mother with house chores rather than go out to have fun with the neighborhood kids, most of whom were from his school.

That morning, Jay dragged the black nylon filled with all their refuse over to the sidewalk where the large bin was located for easy access by the pickup vehicle.

He had just hefted the bag into the bin when he caught sight of an old man lying motionless on the ground just across the street from him. Jay walked over to the man and gently called out to him.

“Mister?” he said in his quiet voice. “Mister, are you awake?”

The man did not steer, so Jay returned to his side of the road. After looking back at the man once more, he started walking towards his home but stopped when he heard the jingling of bicycle bells.

He saw his schoolmates cycling to a stop in front of the helpless man. The leader dismounted and used the tip of his shoe to poke the man in the ribs, and when he didn’t respond, they all burst into laughter.

“Do you think he’s dead?” one of them asked.

“No, look at his chest, he is still breathing,” the leader...