Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Just Doing The Right Thing


--by momov3, posted Mar 10, 2010

I was on a walk with a friend yesterday when I found a BlackBerry cell phone in a puddle of melted snow.  I picked it up and it still worked!  I started scrolling through the contact list and calling numbers to see if I could figure out whose phone it was.  Unfortunately, only one person answered and she didn't recognize the number that I was calling from.  She made a comment of "It is just so nice that you are trying to find out whose phone it is." 

Since that lady didn't know whose phone it was, my friend suggested that we go back to the street and the house that we found the BlackBerry in front of.  I knocked on the door and two college-age people answered.  They hadn't lost their phones, but as I told them the story and mentioned some names on the contact list, the young man said that he had those names also and it must be the phone of one of their friends.  Then, both of the people commented on how wonderful it was that I took the time to find the owner.  I really didn't have anything to say, because in my mind, I was just doing the right thing.  I NEVER considered keeping the phone- it wasn't mine.  I IMMEDIATELY tried to find the owner, because that is exactly what I would want someone to do if either I or any of my family members lost their phones. 

Sometimes, helping others is just doing the right thing.  (And, it felt awesome when I found out it would get back to the owner).  The best part was I didn't say who I was - give a name, or number- because doing the right thing felt awesome and was more than enough for me! 

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dany wrote: Its great
Tanya Sharma wrote: G88888888888 work may god bless uuuu! And i think those all who'll read dis will get inspiration to do these kind of good deeds
RMB333 wrote: A great task - momov3! If the world were more of your kind. Living would have been just wonderful! - 'now a days! ' .

Your genuine efforts to find the right owner of a 'blackberry' phone - speaks a lot about you and your inner self. Thank you very much for sharing and immense blessings!
RMB333 wrote: Greatest task is doing the right thing! If more people were like you momov3. The world would have been a much better place to live in - 'now a days! ' .

Your effort to find the right owner of the blackberry, just confirms the genuineness within! Thank you very much for sharing. Immense blessings to you!
RMB333 wrote: Great! Your effort to find the right owner of the BlackBerry phone - tells much about your inner-self. If we had more of your sort ... SO genuine - Oooh! this world would have been a much better place to live in! Thank you for being you and also sharing the your wonderful post. Immense Blessings!
moral12 wrote: Kudos to you!
kaviraj wrote: Thanks a lot for sharing this event. To do the right thing requires strong will. You did the right thing and finally could get in touch with the owner of the mobile. Once i was going to my residence, i found that a new folder cover was lying on the road. It just stuck to me that let me see what is there in it. I picked up the folder and found that it contained all the original certificates of a student. I took the folder and came home. Fortunately, there was a resume of the candidate in it which had phone number of her home which was nearly 110 kilometers from my place. So i immediately made a phone call on that number and her father responded. I told him about the folder and its contents. He said that the folder belongs to her daughter who is studying there and she might be in fix as where she lost the folder. When her father informed her daughter who was at some other place to collect the folder from my residence. She immediately came and was delighted to see her folder intact. She collected the folder and thanked me. I was happy as i could help some one in getting the thing lost.


Joseph wrote: I just thought, after reading the story and appreciations of readers, we are all bettered in spirit by our willingness to share out of 'agape' consciousness. The many times we express our compassion in action for our neighbors we add to peace in our world. Lets remember also to express our compassion for all those less fortunate, such as in gaza, afghanistan, haiti, and in our country. I join with others and write letters and as a group we are all heartened, spirits raised, fulfilling our spirit of responsible citizenship.
k wrote: Wow! Nice story

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