Seeing is Believing

I’d heard it a thousand times, “Seeing is believing.” One day I saw a man I knew, working at a gas station. He’d been an alcoholic as long as I could recall but there he was, pumping gas, checking tires, making change. I chatted with the boss. He told me, “He’s a good worker since he quit the sauce. Gives me a full day’s work. It’s been OK for both of us. Like they say, “Believing is seeing.” I said, “You mean … ” The boss stopped me. “I’m saying, if you believe in someone, then you’ll see what they can do.”