If you're a YouTube surfer, you've no doubt seen the popular video that's been posted about Ted Williams, a Columbus-Ohio-based homeless man who claims to have the "God-given gift of a great voice." When the videographer drives up to Ted and offers him a dollar to hear his "great radio voice," you don't expect to hear such a beautiful baritone come from such a disheveled-looking man.
Here's the video, followed by why I'm so touched by it.
Ted Williams and his "golden voice" stand out to me more than any other YouTube clip that's gone viral lately. There's something about his sincerity and admission of past mistakes that makes me want to root for him. I've done a little bit of work with the homeless, and I hurt for these people. We live in a world that doesn't quickly give second chances to strung-out drug addicts and alcoholics. That the Gospel is entirely opposite of how the world treats those 'who have messed up their life' is the reason that I'm drawn to it. The beauty of this story is that this man, Ted Williams, is getting a second chance, all thanks to this video interview. Ted Williams has become a mega-star overnight. And when you hear how the story has unfolded since it was first posted...about getting the chance to reunite with his 92-year-old mother, whom he hasn't seen in years...and about his two-plus years of sobriety...and about the many job offers he's now getting...you just want to stand up and cheer for him. It's not often that you seen a YouTube sensation giving thanks to God on CBS's Early Show for everything in his life, the good and the bad. Ted Williams, if you ever read this little piece of the Web, you've inspired me and I wish you the very best that life can offer.
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