A night of indulgence

In August 2011, a friend and I were headed to a concert downtown Toronto. The tickets were under $30, so we thought we'd make a whole night of it - drinks at 2 different bars and dinner at a nice restaurant. After having a couple cocktails, we head over to a place called The Hot House. 

We ordered some delicious pasta and a BBQ chicken pizza, even an appetizer. Needless to say, we were full, and ate about 1/3 of our meals. Without even thinking it all the way through, we asked for the rest to get wrapped up to go, not considering we were going to a concert in about 45 minutes.

As we're leaving the restaurant, my friend realized our mistake. I offer to just toss them in the garbage, it's a shame, but we can't take them. She instantly thought - "Why don't we see if someone is hungry on the street?"Checking out Toronto a couple times, it's not hard to find someone who is down on their luck. Men, women, old, young - sometimes people just need help.

As we're walking down the street, we see young man, maybe 25, begging for change. As we approach his direction, he asked us the same question. Taking the bag with the two containers filled with food, I offer them over. "We don't have money, but we have some really delicious leftovers if you want them."

I can't even begin to describe the look that came over his face. Its comparable to a young child receiving the exact toy they asked for from Santa on Christmas morning. He profusely thanked us, but it was better just seeing how happy he was now that he enough food to have a great dinner.We went to the concert, had a great time, but knowing that the young man would have food that night made us happier.

Please tell us about any experiences you've had. Have you helped someone in need? Has someone helped you when you were in need?

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