Merrie Harris, global business director at ad agency JWT, was chatting with her cigarette-smoking friend outside a restaurant in New York the other night when a panhandler approached, asking for money to buy a bottle of Vitaminwater. When she said all she had was a credit card, the man asked to borrow it. Harris said, “Sure,” and the man asked if he could buy a pack of cigarettes as well. She said it was fine. The man then disappeared down the block. Harris said everyone who saw her give the card to him “said they thought that was the dumbest thing, that there’s a fine line between charity and stupidity.” She then went back inside the restaurant. After waiting 10 minutes, she started having doubts herself. But the man soon showed up, card in hand. Harris gave him a hug and told him, “I knew you were coming back.” He replied, Of course. I’m an honest person.”
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