McAllister Family

Gerrell’s integrity was an eye-opener for everyone. He was a man struggling with money yet he knew what the right thing is and he followed through. His values are so rare to find. This only shows he was taught well and he is doing the same for his daughter, who couldn’t be more proud of her dad.

Money Vs No Money

Money is an unusual thing. People talk about all kinds of opinions regarding it. They talk about ways to get rich, what people should do with their money, what responsibility do rich people have because they have money, silver spoon vs worked my way up from the bottom, etc. What nobody talks about is how money should not be given the power to define a person. A person should solely be defined by his morals and actions.

State Of Mind

Whether an individual feels rich or poor, depends on his mind. You can have $10 in your bank and still feel the richest person in the world. It is all about how your mind constructs the idea of being rich. If a person is grateful for the little things in life, then he is already rich. Whereas even if you have all the money in the world but no meaning of life, then you will still be poor.

Contrast In Life

Despite everything, money can transform someone’s life. It, unfortunately, has that kind of power over us. Melissa was able to afford a couch worth $1200 whereas for Gerrell it would last him and his family a month’s worth of expenses. But what matters, in the long run, are the values you carry, not the numbers of your bank account. And both, Truslers and McAllisters share the values they live by.

Honesty Is Worthwhile

By staying honest, Gerrell proved that no matter the circumstances, honesty is worthwhile. By returning those $1200 he ended up making way more with Melissa’s help. If he didn’t return the money, Melissa wouldn’t have shared the story, people would not have been touched by his integrity and no donations would have been made.

Faith In Humanity Restored

Having faith in humanity means trusting people to do the right thing, to believe that somehow the chaos in this universe will be eventually resolved. People like Gerrell set such examples for everyone. To make us believe in good again. It is not that difficult to care for others, to not do them wrong yet somehow we find countless cases where that is not the case. But if there is dark then there is also light, which is what we can take from this.