Little Jack: The Story

Jack, born in raised in Hoboken, NY, was raised with the hobos in New York. After he was born, his father left him and his mother. And his mother, as hard as it is to say, just couldn't take care of him, so she just left him in an alley in New York. Bob, a homeless man, was loving enough to take care of him at least for a little while to give him some hope and to show him the love of Christ. Now he was 9 and he was always looking for excitement. Entertaining people everywhere on the streets with his humor was what he did for his childhood. There was always a smile on his face and a bible in hand. No matter what the circumstance was, Jack could turn it around and enlighten the mood.

He was average height for his age and was pretty well built. He was one of those kids who didn't have to work out to have a well defined body. The blondness of his hair glistened in the sun and his skin was darker than usual because of standing in the sun all day all week.

New York was his home. It's where he felt comfortable. He loved performing and making people laugh as they walked to and from their stressful jobs. He felt as if he were really making a difference in people's lives. And he was!
Except for one man. This man lived off of 21st street and he was a grumpy man who was about in his 40's. This man, named Tom, thought that Jack was just one annoying little kid. So he finally was fed up with it and on a Sunday night, there was trouble. Tom lured him into a dark alley and beat him up and broke his feelings down. Jack was hurt physically and mentally. Tom said things to him that are not worth repeating, but one thing he said was, "Don't ever try to cheer me or anyone else up again! People are just getting annoyed with you! If you do it again, I will beat your brains out!" That really got in Jacks head a messed with it and he thought about it. He came to realize that he didn't want to get beat up again, so he stopped doing what he was doing.
Now a year had passed and the people of New York wondered where Jack had went. He was sitting in a corner one day eating a corn dog when a man realized who he was. He went over to him and started conversing with him and finally asked, "Where have you been all this time?" So Jack explained everything to him. Well this stranger really cared about him and he spent a lot of time with him going to and from his workplace. He tried to get him motivated again. And little by little, it was working without even realizing it.
Then when the stranger was on his way to work, he didn't see Jack where he had normally been. He wondered where he was. Later down the street though he heard some laughter and just thought, maybe, it was Jack. Sure enough, there he was doing what he had been doing for years and making a difference in other peoples lives. He had been revived! He now had the courage to stand up for what he believed in and not care what other people would think or do to him. So Jack took a risk he was willing to take.
While Jack was doing his act, he saw Tom in the corner of his eye, just watching him, waiting for him to finish his act so he could be him up again for what he was doing. But Jack didn't care. So Jack had an idea, he started speaking about love. And every once in a while, he would shift his eyes over towards Tom and start speaking to him. Tom still seemed very angry and in threatening stance. But as he continued, his stance became more and more relaxed and seemed comfortable. Jack knew something in him was changing. So he continued to be funny and preach just like always and he had a confidence like no one else. Soon he cracked a joke and saw Tom smirk. He saw Tom smirk! For those of you who haven't realized yet, Tom was never the one to smirk. He was always serious and acted like he owned the streets. And yet Jack made him smile a little bit! What he was doing was turning Tom's heart. Jack gave a nod to Tom, and Tom started to gain a smile and nodded at Jack. Tom turned and walked away.