The man who walked 17 km every day to go to work

If you’re complaining about life because you have to get up too early to go to work, hate taking the subway or crowded buses, or if you just think weekends are too short, get to know the life of young Trenton Lewis from Little Rock, In the USA. Every day he had to walk about 17 km: a little more than 8 km to go and the same distance to return. And all this very early, since the work shift started at 4 am.

Lewis is an employee of the US company UPS. He was never late, despite financial difficulties and the long commute to work each day.

The secret of this 21-year-old’s motivation is Karmen, his one-year-old daughter. He says that her every sacrifice is for her.

For more than half a year, Trenton’s ‘walks’ remained a secret from his co-workers. Sometimes he was lucky and someone would give him a ride. But for the most part, he walked to and from work, regardless of the weather. Proud, he didn’t share his problems with anyone because he was afraid of losing his job. Once again, he puts his daughter as the main reason and says that it couldn’t happen for her.

Until one day Kenneth and Patricia Bryant, also employees of UPS and with more than 40 years of service, learned of the boy’s difficulties. Moved by the resistance and the daily struggle he had to face, they decided to help.

They told the story to the other companions, and had the idea of ​​buying a car for their colleague. The news spread like a storm. According to Kenneth, even employees who didn’t know Trenton offered help. In a very short time, they managed to raise 2 thousand dollars.

When the car was purchased and the final preparations were made, colleagues invited Trenton out for a moment, for a ‘small meeting’. Then Kenneth took the keys out of his pocket and gave them to the young man.

At first, completely surprised, Trenton didn’t believe it. Then, very moved, he ran to thank all his companions for the beautiful gift. He said that it was his first car, and added that “I had amazing and wonderful colleagues”.

The first thing he did was take his daughter for a walk and get to know the city. Trenton says he will never forget what his colleagues did for him and his daughter. He is sure that acts of kindness and solidarity can happen to all of us, especially when we least expect it.