Mostly everyone in life just wants to do the right
thing. Well for 19 year old Joey Prusak, that is just what he did. Joey works
at a local Dairy Queen in Hopkins, Minnesota. While on the job, a visually
impaired man came in to buy some ice cream. He is a regular customer of
Prusak’s and always pays with a debit card. But as this customer was pulling
out his card, he accidently drops a twenty dollar bill. Instead of someone
kindly picking it up for him, a woman behind him decides to pick it up and
place it in her purse. Being that the man couldn’t see, there is no chance of
him realizing what just happened until Joey steps up and says something to the
woman. He asks the lady to return the twenty dollars to the man, but she denies
that she even took the money. Joey then tells the woman to leave the
establishment. Since the woman never returns the money to the rightful owner,
Prusak takes it into his own hands to return the money himself. Joey gives the
man twenty dollars out of his own wallet in lieu of the money stolen from the
woman. The man generously thanks him and went on his way. Joey then goes right
back to work, never mentioning it to his boss. The boss gets an email from an
eyewitness to the incident and asks Prusak why he never said anything. He explains that it never crossed his mind
and states “It felt like the right thing to do.”
I
found this article to be extremely heart-warming. There is nothing more
enjoyable to read then a nice uplifting story. It goes to show that there are
decent individuals that care about the well-being of strangers. I also liked
how Joey never told his boss about the incident. It shows how much he didn’t
think of himself as a hero, just an average citizen helping another. He didn’t
need any recognition towards this incident. He just wanted justice for the
visually impaired man who could not help himself in this particular incident. I
loved the fact that Joey even gave money out of his own wallet to replace the
man’s money. It exemplified the generosity Joey has towards a total stranger. He
stood up for someone who didn’t have a voice to do so himself. I also credit
Joey for having the guts to tell the lady to get out of the store. The lady
deserved to not be served in this particular establishment where she was simply
malicious and selfish.
I wonder if you could follow some tweets within the visually impaired community about this.
ReplyDeleteMorgan,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading this article. Often when we search for articles to respond to on our ICE blog, we choose negative ones. In this day in age, articles that involve crime and other negative events are sadly what are appealing to the audience. I really liked that you chose an uplifting article, not only to send a positive message but also to add some contrast to the blog! Good job! :)
Ali