Amusement Park Guard Gets Pay Raise after Buying Annual Passes for 3 Orphans – Story of the Day

Sometimes we take the power of doing good for granted and may even grow weary of doing good. For Peter, he came to learn the power of doing good after helping three poor orphans. What would follow would not only change Peter’s living conditions, but his take on life.

Peter never thought this was where 62 years of life would take him. He always envisioned that at this point in life, he would hold a senior position in the police force and have a large family bustling with grandchildren.

However, that was not his reality. Peter was a small-time security guard at the local amusement park. He had never had any children of his own, so, in a strange way, his job allowed him the pleasure of watching over the children of others and permitted him to dare to dream and imagine what could’ve been.

And while Peter was disappointed at how things had turned out, he never let it get him down. He was lonely, but he was content with where he was and the life he had. It wasn’t much to look at, but it was his, and he lived, loved, and embraced it accordingly.

One day, on his way back to work from his lunch break, he noticed three children playing with broken bottles and cans on the street. Concerned about their safety, Peter approached the children.

“Hi, there. My name is Peter,” Peter said.

“Hi, Peter. I’m Sally, that’s my brother, Tom, and my sister, Jane,” said Sally.

“Well, it’s a pleasure to meet you kids. What are you guys doing there?” Peter enquired, pointing to the bottles and cans.

“Oh, nothing. We just playing,” said Sally.

“Oh, okay. It looks a bit dangerous, though. You could hurt yourselves, especially with those bottles,” Peter remarked.

“This is all we could find in the trash bins to play with. Grandma can’t afford to buy us toys. She says our imagination is the best toy we could ever have,” said Jane.

“Well, I can’t argue with that. And what do your parents say?” asked Peter.

“Our parents are gone, sir. We are orphans,” said Tom dolefully.

“Oh, so sorry to hear that,” Peter replied.

Peter was moved by the children’s unfortunate circumstances. He took it upon himself to do something about it. So, the next day, he bought three annual amusement park passes for the children.

A pass went for about $450 each, and given the little money Peter earned, that was a large chunk of his pay. Moreover, Peter had to dip into his savings to pay for the passes. But for Peter, it would all be worth it once he saw the joy on the children’s faces.

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