Random Acts of Kindness - Sharing Stories

I thought I would start this topic so that we can share our stories and inspire one another…since that's what it's all about!

((Recently I made this same post on the www.helpinghandscr.com forum because it happened in Costa Rica, and I always hear so much about all the “bad” things happening throughout the country))

Here is my first story. NO Cash on hand

Upon return from a trip with my family, we took our luggage to our vehicle that had been parked at the airport, and proceeded to head for the exit. At the cashier, we were informed that they could not accept credit or atm cards to pay for our parking bill, only cash.

With cars quickly piling up behind us the cashier opened up the other lane. One of us had to run all the way back into the upper level of the airport to get cash, and it was not going to be me.

Before we could head for the ATM a stranger stepped up and said he would gladly pay our bill of $50 and he would not accept no for an answer! He would not take a business card and got back into his vehicle with a wave and a smile.

NOW my friends, I must say that this is unexpected kindness and I trust that this guy will get his return of good fortune. Most people do believe that what goes around comes around :)

* No other stories come to mind for me at this moment, but I do hope that you will share a story or two with the rest of us. This sort of exchange encourages us to be better human beings!

Re: Random Acts of Kindness - Sharing Stories

Alright, here is another one for ya!!

A very lucky friend of mine was out in Escazu and sat down on the side of the road for a little rest.  It was after midnight, and he was on his way home from visiting with friends.  When he got up to go and get a cab, he left his bag sitting in the spot where he had been.  After getting home he realized he did not have his bag!  Not so lucky…

Now this bag contained his brand new sony viao laptop, wallet, birth certificate, important papers and more!  Oh, and I hadn’t mentioned yet that this morning was the start of his birthday!

After retracing his steps through town and returning to his friends place, he arrived home around 4am exhausted and disappointed! 

He spent his entire birthday swearing and trying not to think of how irresponsible he had been.  That night, when he was almost asleep on his couch his phone rang.  The guard told him that someone named “Joe” was there and needed to speak with him.  The only “Joe” that my friend knew was a taxi driver, and he couldn’t think of why Joe would be there to visit him at 9pm?!?

To his surprise, Joe told him that he had been contacted by a man claiming to have my friend’s bag!  This man said that the bag was sitting on the street at 4am and he picked it up and took it to his office with him.  After looking through the bag to find ID and contact info, he decided to call a taxi driver whose card he had found inside the bag.  Joe knew exactly who this man was talking about, and who the bag belonged to.  So there was Joe, at 9pm being honest and tracking down my friend.

Joe then drove to meet the honest bag-finding man, got my friends bag and returned it!  This all happened within the same day!

Just for the record, this man who found the bag said the SAME THING had happened to him some months before, AND his bag had been returned in its entirety!

I love when this stuff happens :)