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How a Viral Video Changed This Homeless Man's Life

Published:
November 28, 2023
August 13, 2018
This example of how kindness changes lives features a man who was homeless but given a second chance through a record deal.|How a Viral Video Changed This Homeless Man's Life

How many times have you walked past a musician on the street without stopping?

Countless people had walked past Donald Gould before one person stopped to record a video of him playing a public piano. Donald was homeless at the time, and this moment changed his life forever.

His story is inspiring and reminds us that kindness changes lives.

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Published:
November 28, 2023
August 13, 2018
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