One day, Martin Karšay posted one inspirational story, which happened in Slovakia not long time ago. I hope that after reading a whole text, everybody will find at least a small motivation to do big things even without any material means. OUH YES!!! :)
"I have to share an experience that I had in one morning, on 26, April 2013. I stayed in shock and totally impressed. I went to my work and while putting things into my car, I noticed one homeless person near the trash bins in front of my house- of course nothing extraordinary and special. But he was doing something strange and it drawn my attention. When I realized what he was doing, I was standing there for about 10 minutes, watching him with an opened mouth and I did not understand it. The homeless was picking out all cans and tins from trash bins, dividing them on aluminium cans, tins and jars, pressing them by his feet, throwing them into different plastic bags and putting on a wheelchair. That wouldn´t be still too strange, but, in addition to this work and another sorting of paper and cardboard, he was doing something else. The man was picking all plastic bags from each trash bin for the municipal waste, pressing each bottle which he found and he put all plastic bottles into specialized trash bins for plastics. Even when he found some plastic lids on the ground, near trash bins, he collected them and threw them to that yellow trash bin. It was enough for me, so I walked over to him and I asked him whether he does it regularly. He answered: "Yes, every morning, in various streets." He took them as his rayon. I asked him why he does it. I was left in shock by his response- he told me that he wanted to make this world better and therefore he tried to contribute to it with his whole aspiration. And, of course, he will get for paper and cans some changes in scrap yard to survive. I was left in awe, I didn´t expect such an answer. This consciously homeless, now for me person with a big letter P, does something that should be matter of course for each of us and please, put your hand on the heart, who really separates at least most basic plastic and paper trash in the correct trash bins for separate collection? I admit that even I don´t separate very often... I was paralysed, I wasn´t able to react, to do anything. I just nodded appreciatively. I pulled out of my pocket the only cash I had, 10-euros banknote and I gave it to him saying that what he does is amazing. Tears sprang to his eyes and he started to thank me. Since being in the street, he has never experienced something like that before. I just mastered to get in my car, to wave him and to go to work. However, I have a great feeling thanks to this experience and it even made my Friday´s morning better.”
Martin Karšay. Facebook
translated by Nika
