There was a gas station owner who pretty much watched Carlos run by daily with the big kid not far behind. Carlos' dad wasn't around and so he asked Carlos' mother if she would agree to let him handle the situation no matter what, and she said yes.
The next day he saw Carlos running by and he didn't see the big Native American boy yet, and he yelled at Carlos to come over and talk to him. He told Carlos that his mom wanted him to help with the bully. Carlos was anxious for advice while constantly looking down the road for his assailant to come.
He didn't hear what he wanted to hear and instead the advice was to not back down but instead to charge at the boy and tackle him to the ground and then start punching away. Carlos wasn't keen on the idea but thought how much worse could it get?
The bully started walking towards Carlos and the station owner was watching from the pumps, and as soon as the kid got about ten feet away, Carlos shocked him by attacking him first. The boy immediately landed on the ground with Carlos on top of him and he unleashed his fists of fury until the boy begged him to stop.
Never again was Carlos bullied. Instead, he realized he liked fighting and became world renown for his masterful skills. He invented his own fighting style and kept winning world championships again and again. He was also a very good man who was disciplined and basically tried to be an Eagle Scout every day.
Maybe you've figured out who it is by now, or maybe not. If you ever watched the hit television show: "Walker, Texas Ranger," then you know I'm writing about Carlos (Chuck) Norris.
What a great role model he is and to think a gas station owner in a matter of minutes, changed the direction of Chuck's life. A reminder that we can make a difference sometimes in small ways with a ripple that lasts a lifetime.