"We need to be the change we so often talk about," Ludacris said at the time. "We need to reflect more, share more, and love more.”
He did all three this week, and his hands-on approach changed a woman's life for the better. She happened to be behind him in line at the grocery store when her things mingled with his.
“I might as well get it,” he said.
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Then he ended up springing for her entire order, not knowing what a huge gesture it was. The shopper's mom died during Hurricane Katrina and her husband died of brain cancer. She can't usually afford to shop at Whole Foods - a friend gave her a gift card - and she was mostly buying food for her rescue animals.
After they shook hands and hugged, she asked the name of her benefactor. With all she's been through, she didn't recognize him right away.
“Just a guy,” he told her.
He used his personal light to fire up my own. Isn't that what we should be doing for each other?
— Therra (@Therra) July 30, 2018
I think it is.
Be like Ludacris y'all.
I know I'm gonna give it a try.
Thank you, Chris. God bless you.
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