Psy 220 - Changing Perspective Paper

An older man sits on the side of the highway holding a sign that says “hungry please help.” A man sitting a few cars ahead of you in a white BMW throws a can of soda at the old man and yells “get a job!” Another car cautiously gives the man some change, and the old man replies by saying “God Bless You!” As I pull forward I tell the man to meet me at the gas station just across the road and I will buy him some dinner. He is extremely grateful and slowly makes his way across the road. We both go in the service center and I allow him to get what he needs. We both pick several items and then I pay for them at the counter. The older man thanked me a thousand times and made his way to front door to sit just outside and enjoy his dinner. I follow him and sat down right next to him on the sidewalk and begin eating my dinner beside my new acquaintance. He began the conversation with telling me his name is Jerry Blackmore. We sat and chatted for about 10 minutes all the while several people we giving both of us dirty looks as they walked in to the service station. Finally Jerry started telling me about his life.
Jerry was once an insurance agent, he stated his family and he lived in the nice part of town in a huge home, and he was earning close to $90,000 per year in wages. Jerry stated he had 3 children, 2 boys and a girl that were just a year apart. Jerry told me he and his wife were about to celebrate their 15 year anniversary when tragedy struck and changed his life forever. Jerry stated he pulled a late night a work and then got stuck in traffic on his way home. He stated they were hiring a babysitter for the night because the wife and he were going to go out to dinner. Jerry stated he will never forget being so worried because he was running about an hour late and really wanted to give his wife the gift he bought her. He stated he knew something was wrong as soon as he turned the corner towards his home. With tears in his eyes he told me