There’s this man that my mom works with whom I had the opportunity to chat with for a couple of hours one day. He told me his life story, and in doing so, he claimed a piece of my heart. He’s lived a tough life, and now, at 43, he’s not letting himself live at all – it’s like he’s given up. I want to show him that life isn’t over.

At one point during our conversation, he mentioned that he wanted to skydive. I looked up the number to a nearby skydiving agency and left it in his mailbox (along with my e-mail address). I hope he e-mails and says that he went—and that it was amazing.