Steve Lopez, a adventurous columnist from L.A. Times, was captured by a Julliard cello student practicing in one of the worst neighborhoods in the United States. Nathaniel his name is, dressed in rags and lived off a shopping cart filled with his belongings, camping out with sewer rats and cockroaches. I guess anyone sensible would wonder why in the world a person from one of the most prestigious music schools in the world playing a holy instrument in the midst if all kinds of crime and mayhem. Something terrible must've happened to him, something that was not cured, and Lopez decided that Nathaniel needs help, and that Nathaniel's story will be precious to him and to the world. Nathaniel seems to have lost all interest in life and its thrills, and the only thing holding him together seems to be music. What went wrong in his life? With a warm heart Lopez would help Nathaniel unconditionally. Lopez started to become the angel from God, trying to help and guide Nathaniel on the road to a happier life, and hopefully to recovery. I am amazed at Steve Lopez's determination to find out more about Nathaniel, and that showed that there are many good things and people in life, depite the bad that had caused Nathaniel's destruction.
PS: I want my readers to think about the relationship between Nathaniel and Lopez, and how someone unrelated in blood, could show such care and love.
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