What I do is I look for those with sadness in their face and despair.
From that I can tell who really needs it the most and then when I go up to them and I start
talking to them, the first thing they see is fear.
When you give them a hundred dollars or whatever gift you're going to give them, an act of kindness
of any kind, it's surprise and then it's disbelief and then when it sinks in it's joy
and that all happens in a matter of seconds and at that point two souls have disconnected
and given a gift of hope.
These are your kids? How old are they?
One in three? You ever heard of Secret Santa?
Yeah, what do you hear about him? You never met him?
You ever think you would? No, not ever. Not ever?
Not ever. Well, you just did. That's for you buddy.
Are you serious? I'm serious. Are you serious?
These are my elves, yeah. Merry Christmas. Really and truly. Thank you.
So you're going to need another hundred here, honey. That's from Secret Santa, do you?
This is going to make me cry.
It's all right, you can cry. I cry all the time. Thank you.
And these are yours, right? Yes.
Yes. These are my elves, right here.
Did you come to buy some stuff? Maybe, we'll see.
Are you looking for yourself? It depends.
Really? I got a question for you. Do you believe in Santa Claus?
Do you believe in Santa Claus? Don't not quite know yet, huh?
How about you? Do you believe in Santa Claus?
I don't know. Have you ever heard of Secret Santa?
Oh, yes. You have? What do you know about him?
Well, we sure owe a lot to him. That's for sure.
Well, you're pretty special. Have you ever met Secret Santa? In a manner of speaking.
In a manner of speaking? Well, you met him today. So this is for you. It's $100 from Secret Santa.
See, what's that stamp say? Secret Santa. Secret Santa.
And he gives them $100. Hang on to that for me, will you?
And he gives them $100 and he says Merry Christmas and pass the kind of song. Can you do that?
Are you kidding me? Merry Christmas. You just met Secret Santa.
Merry Christmas, Santa Claus. Oh my God, I missed you.
Somebody who's really, really in need. Do you know who it is? Are you going to be able to help them?
I will. Well, everything happens for a reason.
All right, sir. The reason I stopped you is because you've been targeted.
You've been targeted by Secret Santa in the Independence Police Department.
Merry Christmas.
I have the emotions that anyone that would do a random act of kindness would have.
You see, my dream is for everybody to be a Secret Santa. It isn't just me.
And so anybody who reaches out to somebody in need and extends a hand feels a joy in their heart from what they did.
