Thank You Stranger!
I did not have a car in September 2000. It was my second month in the United States and I was walking back home as I had missed the last bus (one of the safest communities). I found a wallet on the sidewalk with its contents all over the place (credit cards, cash and bus stubs). I collected it and returned it to the Police station that was right across my apartment. I never knew what that guy felt after getting his wallet back... until this weekend.
Last week, I lost a check.
I had kept it in my bag and then I could not find it 2 days later. The check was completely filled but that meant my name, address, account number and signature were out in the wild.
On Saturday, I received an envelope that had the check in it. It did not have a return address, just a few words in the back "Found this near the UPS store."
The person who sent this, spent his own money on the stamps (he had that extra 2c stamp too since the price went up from 37c to 39c recently) and more importantly spent his time for me.
Acts like these make you feel so happy. Nothing better than a reinforcement of the belief that good people outnumber the bad ones by a huge margin, no matter where you go in the world.
Thinking more, surely I would have acted in a similar manner. But now I have this strange feeling of obligation. I am almost looking out to help someone, and trying more to be helpful. If (s)he wanted to pass it on, (s)he succeeded big time.
Last week, I lost a check.
I had kept it in my bag and then I could not find it 2 days later. The check was completely filled but that meant my name, address, account number and signature were out in the wild.
On Saturday, I received an envelope that had the check in it. It did not have a return address, just a few words in the back "Found this near the UPS store."
The person who sent this, spent his own money on the stamps (he had that extra 2c stamp too since the price went up from 37c to 39c recently) and more importantly spent his time for me.
Acts like these make you feel so happy. Nothing better than a reinforcement of the belief that good people outnumber the bad ones by a huge margin, no matter where you go in the world.
Thinking more, surely I would have acted in a similar manner. But now I have this strange feeling of obligation. I am almost looking out to help someone, and trying more to be helpful. If (s)he wanted to pass it on, (s)he succeeded big time.
posted by Nikhil at 11:01 AM
2 Comments:
wow! that is amazing. the hike in postage seems to affect everyone. a post i had asked to be sent to GanP got returned back for lack of sufficient postage. In another freak incident USPS returned the mail citing incorrect address. Tell me this, i spent (or somebody on my behalf) spent $0.37 to send the stuff to an incorrect address and USPS spends >>$0.37 to send the envelope back in India telling the address is incorrect.
While this does display good corporate behaviour on part of USPS, it does not make much economic sense. what say you ? even the action of USPS deserves applause
Nice! Remember - one Good begets another.
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