{"id":905,"date":"2009-07-20T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-20T09:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2009\/07\/doing-the-right-thing-small-example\/"},"modified":"2011-11-01T15:09:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T19:09:31","slug":"doing-the-right-thing-small-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2009\/07\/doing-the-right-thing-small-example.html","title":{"rendered":"Doing the Right Thing: Small Example"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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So, I\u2019m making a small pot of coffee listening to the BBC news spot on my local NPR<\/a> station when they do a story about a football hero, that is soccer, of course, who is currently the highest paid athlete in, I didn\u2019t quite get it, perhaps all of Europe, maybe it was the world\u2026<\/p>\n

His name is Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What caught me, however, and the reason for the post is that the BBC correspondent and presumably other media folk were trying to get him to say a few words. He walked past them.<\/p>\n

He can do that.<\/p>\n

But after he walked by the high and the mighty, well, at least the media, he stopped for some kids wanting autographs.<\/p>\n

The BBC correspondent had to settle for asking the kids about their experience. They were by the sound of their voices maybe ten, eleven, I doubt twelve.<\/p>\n

This was an important moment for them.<\/p>\n

This is not a world where athletic heroes tend to have their heads screwed on straight.<\/p>\n

But, this was a guy who knew for whom he should stop and spend a minute.<\/p>\n

I am a fan\u2026<\/p>\n

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