In the summer of 2002, I was on my way in to sign my first contract as an event coordinator. It was my opportunity to be something more than a discarded kid. At the time, I was washing dishes and cleaning floors at a sketchy Ottawa bar. The year before that, I was kicked out of university after being robbed and allowing depression to get the best of me. My life didn't seem to have much potential from my perspective.

On my way in to sign the contract, I held the door open to some random guy. I was just being courteous. Till today, I'm still awestruck that he didn't thank me. Instead, he looked me straight in the eye and said, "whatever you want in life, you will get." Maybe that was his special way of thanking everyone. Maybe he is the messiah that everyone prays they might meet one day. Whatever his reason, I hope to use his kindness to pay it forward. I feel that is the point of what he told me.

A great teacher inspired me to write about it :)