One of the most inspiring stories that I have
from my journey around the world was when
I met a chap called Tony.
I was in Pittsburgh.
I had nowhere to stay.
I’d asked lots of people to help me and
they said no which is fine.
I mean I had no expectations for people to
help.
I spoke to Tony.
I said, “Can I stay with you?”
And he looked at me and he said, “I’m
homeless.
I’m sorry but I’m homeless.”
And I felt a lot of shame.
But then he said to me, “You know what?
If you want to come and stay with me I’ll
protect you.
I’ll feed you.
I’ll give you some blankets and that’ll
be all good.”
And I was in just total shock and I said to
him, “Are you being serious?”
He’s like, “Absolutely.”
So I spent the night on the streets of Pittsburgh
with one of the kindest men I’d ever met.
Here was a man that had nothing, literally
nothing.
He fed me.
He protected me and he showed me and opened
up my heart.
And he was such a kind man and what he did
was he showed me that true wealth is not in
our wallets but it’s in our hearts.
Here was a man that had nothing.
I say that again – nothing – and he gave
me everything.
And he changed my life, truly Tony changed
my life.
He changed my life.
He opened up my heart and he made me realize
it’s about human connection.
That’s where the true beauty of life is
– human connection.
Not necessarily what we have in our wallets.
You can be the richest man in the world and
still be the poorest man in the world.
You can be the poorest man in the world and
be the richest man in the world.