Imagine you are a child who has never had a family of your own.
Never a place to truly call Home. Imagine that you finally become so
lonely and so desperate that you stand in front of a large group of
people and abandon any pride you might have to literally beg someone,
anyone to bring you into their family. Can you imagine the courage
it must have taken to do this knowing that there was a good chance
you would be ridiculed or even worse, refused?
Not long ago, one young man did
exactly that. Davion Only appeared in front of his church
congregation in a borrowed suit and literally begged. "I'll
take anyone," Davion said. "Old or young, dad or mom,
black, white, purple. I don't care. And I would be really
appreciative. The best I could be." He took a massive chance
knowing that the odds were against him. If that isn't courage then I
don't know what is.
Well, despite the potential for backlash or rejection, it looks like
this young man has a very good chance to finally get the home he has
always dreamed of. After his story was told, literally 1000s of
people inquired about possibly adopting him. Many of them have
already been through the long and difficult vetting process that
states require to adopt children and many others are in the process
right now.
Even more amazing and wonderful is the fact that many of the people
inquiring have voiced interest in adopting other children besides
Only. So a brave young man's plea might not just give him a chance
at a new home, but also might give other adoptable kids the same
chance.
You are always hearing about how horrible people are in the news.
Shock stories sell more Ad time than happy stories do. That is why
you will never see a story about “Man saves truckload of kittens”
in big banner type on the front page of most papers but can see “Man
arrested with truckload of kittens destined to be bait animals in dog
fights.” So it is always nice from time to time to find stories
with no bad guys that actually say something positive about the Human
Animal.
Only may not get adopted. Only the days to come will tell that
story. However, he had the courage to stand up and ask, “Won't
anyone love me?” He made people think and that is a good thing.
Brew Long and Prosper
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