Hope to give others hope

I was on assignment with a nearing deadline and completely wasted my time interviewing a very private J & R Electronics employee. So far in my short career as a journalist I've been fortunate to only discover the outgoing personalities that have no problem confessing their life stories to a complete stranger.

Anxious and frustrated, I made my way toward the exit of the clustered Macy's on 34th and Broadway. "How could some one who sells such cool toys have such a dry story," I thought to myself?

Right in front of the exit I was greeted by two college aged security guards excited to get off and go out for drinks. "Hey man have a good night," the tall friendly security guard built for a D1 footbal position said to me.

I immediatly sparked up a converstation with these guys and the next thing I know Steve, the same one who greeted me, offered to help out with my assignment after he got off work. Five minutes later we walked over to Heartland Brewery on 34th and 5th for a beer.

Steve's hope comes from giving others hope. He claims "It doesn't matter where I go, I wanna make a difference in somebodys life".

With a BS in Criminal Justice, two minors in Psychology and Socialogy but little experience, there isn't much hope for Steve's dreams of becoming a police officer.

When Steve was was 11 or 10 years old he dressed up as a police officer for Halloween. "My friends and I had an expeirence with the cops that showed me that these people really care. The cops came by and asked how we were doing, if everything was going alright or if we needed anything... seeing someone helping a complete stranger told me, these people really want to make a difference".

Still, Steven made it very clear that while having a successful career would be nice, ultimately thats not where his hope comes from.

He will always have hope from helping the world become a better place.