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I was dropping my kids off when we drove past a man lying face down beside the sidewalk. I pulled over, grabbed my naloxone, and went to check on him. He was barely conscious, completely out of it. The visible toll of chronic substance use, sleep deprivation, homelessness and addiction. I managed to get him upright and leaned against a pole while we waited for EHS. When paramedics arrived, they knew him. I overheard them say he could possibly be septic. I handed him over, got back into the car, and immediately my kids had a million questions. Questions about drugs. Addiction. Homelessness. Why someone ends up living like this. Why their dad stopped. I had a lot to explain. But maybe the most important lesson didn't need explaining at all. My kids watched their dad see a human being suffering on the side of the road—and stop. They watched me help someone I didn't know, without judging him, blaming him or asking whether he deserved it. I don't know what happens to that man next. I just hope he gets the help he needs and eventually finds his way to something better. But today my kids learned something I hope they never forget: When you see another human being suffering, you don't look away. You help. That's the kind of lesson I want my kids to carry with them long after I'm gone.