I stopped at the store to buy some flowers during Mother’s Day week, hoping to pass them on the street to homeless friends. Now, I expected to see more men on my outing, but can’t you see the smiles from the guys who’d get one?

While in line at the checkout, a man in front of me and the woman behind me held flowers, as did the following three people. This first man let me go ahead and the other lady and the others.

I told the man, “You’re never going home if you keep letting us go ahead....