He did not have much to give, but a street vendor from Colombia used part of his day’s merchandise to give school supplies to vulnerable children

Por Rodrigo Martínez
4 August, 2026

José sells Vive 100 energy drinks on the streets of Neiva, Huila. Every day he walks under the sun carrying his merchandise, hoping to sell enough to support himself. No one asked him for anything more.

But one day he came across a group of vulnerable children and decided to take a notebook and three pencils out of his own pocket to give them. No speeches, no cameras sought out, no expectation of anything in return. He simply handed them over, like someone who shares the little he has because he knows what it means not to have it.

Someone recorded the moment and uploaded it to social media. Since then, the scene has continued to circulate, and the comments agree on one thing: generosity is not measured by how much you have, but by how much you are willing to give.

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