Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Sidewalk Samaritans


--by LindaBurhans, posted Dec 29, 2012

For the past two years, a friend of mine has been battling cancer.  Every so often, when I have a little extra in my bank account, I send her a check. 

The other day, she called me in tears.  She had lost one of the checks I sent her, along with an insurance check. 

"I was having a hard day and decided to go out for a walk.  I was going to stop at the bank and, when I got there, the checks were missing from my pocket!" she cried.  "I looked everywhere, but I can't find them." 

I told her not to worry, and that I would drop off another check that same day.  A couple of hours later, she called to tell me that two people had been on a walk and found the checks on the ground.  They had brought them to the police station, and, shortly after, an officer called to tell her that she could them up the next day!

Upon hearing this, she told the policeman how much this meant to her.  She explained that she really needed this money to pay her electric bill, since-- with the cancer and everything-- she did not have much income coming in.  She also asked if she could get the names and addresses of the kind people who turned in the checks so she could thank them.

The next day, when she went to the station to pick up the checks, the policeman informed her that when he told the story to the good samaritans, they went to the power company and paid her electric bill, too!

"She doesn't need to know our names," they told him. "She just needs to know people care." 

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Readers Comments

thaata wrote: Angels walk all around us but we with our selfish mind cant recognise. Unless our needs are known help remains afar.
jsmc10 wrote: This is so wonderful, thanks for sharing :)
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: Awwww, that is great! I love kind acts like that! :)
AhouseforSilas wrote: Now That is A pay It Forward I am in tears but happy ones That was GREAT THANK U
moral12 wrote: Those people who found her checks, and, paid her electric bill, were obviously angels in earthly form. Thanks for sharing her story.
denisemj wrote: What a Wonderful story of people caring about your friend. Thanks for Caring and Sharing.

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