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Eric's Journey with a Gifted Lottery Ticket
I’m sharing the sequence of events that occurred, starting when YouTube prankster/magician, MagicofRahat, met the man we now know as Eric. I wish all of the references to this story online would include Eric’s name, rather than simply “homeless man,” but let’s try to not get distracted by that or the fears of exploitation as some have expressed with stories like this. I agree that some “feel-good” stories are exploitative, but in this case it doesn’t appear to be at all. So let’s focus on the GOOD within this story. It evolves beyond the first encounter detailed in the first video. I would love to learn more of Eric’s story one day.This is the first video in this story: YOUTUBE PRANKSTER, MAGICOFRAHAT, MEETS ERIC, a beautiful, generous soul himself.
Two more videos with the evolution of the story here:
http://communitygood.org/community-3/erics-journey-with-a-lottery-ticket/