A boy mistook a millionaire for a homeless man, helped him and was rewarded | People

When the fire alarm in the condominium where Matt Musbice lives went off, the man jumped out of bed and walked out onto the street looking ragged. After all, there was no problem, but, since he was on the street, Matt thought he could go and drink a coffee to start the day: and, while waiting for the drink, he retired to a corner of the establishment’s terrace, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (USA),​ for your moment of prayer. It was at that moment that Kevin Ellis appeared, as recorded by the store’s security cameras.

Nine-year-old Kevin was touched by Matt’s “poverty” situation and thought he could do something to help him, using the dollar his father had given him for his good grades at school.

“I started to slowly open my eyes, and a kid was coming towards me, about my height, wearing a gray sweater, with his fist raised”, said Matt, implying that he was scared at first. But the situation became more bizarre when he saw that the child was holding a bill: “If you’re homeless, here’s a dollar,” Kevin said.

Matt, who has developed several products for outdoor use, amassing a fortune of over a hundred million dollars, was speechless. On the television channel WBRZ News, the businessman, who shared the story on Instagram, confessed that Kevin’s action gave him back his faith in humanity, by handing him the only note he had in his pocket: “This says a lot about your character”, he said, adding that if more children of Kevin’s generation were like him, these actions could change the world.

And he quickly found a way to compensate for the boy’s good instincts: first, he bought him breakfast (which Kevin accepted, but only after asking his father’s permission) and then he took him to BuckFeather, a clothing store. sports that it manages, for a sprint shopping: the boy can choose everything he wanted in 40 seconds. And one of his choices was a bicycle. “Do you know how much this costs?” asks Matt. “About a hundred dollars?” And Matt clarifies: “Two thousand dollars!”