One Diwali, We were on a vacation in Dubai and having a good time and lots of fun. One day, we were visiting Abu-Dhabi, traveling with a few passengers in a bus. At our first stop, we got out to take some pictures. At our second stop, we noticed that we had forgotten our shoulder bag at the first stop. The worst part was that our passports, Visas, hotel booking papers, Itinerary...everything was inside that bag and we were very panicky, as we had to return to India in 2 days.
During this process of searching for our bags we came into contact with so many strangers whom we found to be genuinely concerned and helpful with our situation:
A tour guide and a bus driver helped us to locate a cab so that we could travel back the first destination to find our bag.
A cab driver, who stayed with us for almost 3 hours to help us in so many ways. He gave us his mobile phone so that I could contact everyone. He took us to a mosque near the first destination hoping that a cleaner might have found a bag and taken it into his custody. He took us to the nearest police station and helped us in communicating with the policeman, who only spoke Arabic. He gave us constant positive vibes by stating,"nobody looses their goods in our country, don't worry you will find your bag."
A tourist who was standing just outside the mosque at our first destination was waiting for his friend's car and he had to be somewhere, but instead, he decided to help us and spent 30-40 min in helping us look for our bag. He showed us a way to call a toll free number (police station) for an inquiry.
A policeman, who searched through everything in the lost and found department.
A local man, who actually found our bag, checked the bag and found a number to a travel agenc
y. He informed them and sent his driver to a common destination from where we could get our bag back.
On that day, there was real panic inside me and I was constantly thinking of what would happen next? How will I find my bag? What will happen to us without our passports and visas? In such a mind set I was not able to say a proper THANK YOU to all those persons who helped us in such challenging situation.
I don't even know their names. I will never be able to forget their faces and their kindness. The world needs more humans like them and I decided to try to become one of them. I salute all those strangers and well-wishers for their acts of kindness!
Once again THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart to all who had a piece in helping us be at peace!
During this process of searching for our bags we came into contact with so many strangers whom we found to be genuinely concerned and helpful with our situation:
A tour guide and a bus driver helped us to locate a cab so that we could travel back the first destination to find our bag.
A cab driver, who stayed with us for almost 3 hours to help us in so many ways. He gave us his mobile phone so that I could contact everyone. He took us to a mosque near the first destination hoping that a cleaner might have found a bag and taken it into his custody. He took us to the nearest police station and helped us in communicating with the policeman, who only spoke Arabic. He gave us constant positive vibes by stating,"nobody looses their goods in our country, don't worry you will find your bag."
A tourist who was standing just outside the mosque at our first destination was waiting for his friend's car and he had to be somewhere, but instead, he decided to help us and spent 30-40 min in helping us look for our bag. He showed us a way to call a toll free number (police station) for an inquiry.
A policeman, who searched through everything in the lost and found department.
A local man, who actually found our bag, checked the bag and found a number to a travel agenc
y. He informed them and sent his driver to a common destination from where we could get our bag back.On that day, there was real panic inside me and I was constantly thinking of what would happen next? How will I find my bag? What will happen to us without our passports and visas? In such a mind set I was not able to say a proper THANK YOU to all those persons who helped us in such challenging situation.
I don't even know their names. I will never be able to forget their faces and their kindness. The world needs more humans like them and I decided to try to become one of them. I salute all those strangers and well-wishers for their acts of kindness!
Once again THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart to all who had a piece in helping us be at peace!
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- Posted by JIGAR
- Mar 22, 2018
- Comments (8)
Readers Comments
lindariebel wrote: I hope i remember this when i see a traveler in trouble.
rickhiker wrote: Awesome story to share, thanks. I think maybe i have forgotten how many people have helped me in my time of need, but maybe subconsciously that is why i help many others. Perhaps we must know what it's like to be helped as well as know what it's like to be hurt before we really learn. Thank you fellow student.
terre wrote: What a wonderful circle of kindness!
splain wrote: Lovely story
mindyjourney wrote: the kindness of others helps us to realize how we are all one family <3. thank you for sharing your experience with us.
mish wrote: The Universe put many Angels on your path that day & blessed you â¤ï¸
savraj wrote: So wonderful.
PurviDalal wrote: Very well written n I recalled d whole situation.
