A Taxi Cab Driver Goes The Extra Five Miles

--by WingingHope, posted Sep 28, 2010

One evening a few weeks ago I was driving to a city I had never been to. I got lost and pulled into a gas station. After sitting there for a minute, a man came out of the store and walked over to his taxi cab. I rolled down my window and asked if he could help me. I showed him the directions I had printed off the internet. Not saying much, he smiled, nodded, and walked off to his cab with my directions.

He sat in his car and studied a map for maybe five minutes. He came back to and gave me back the directions. After stumbling with his English a minute, he motioned to wait. He got in his car, and motioned for me to follow him. A little weary about the whole thing, I decided to follow him in my car. He took me to my friends house which turned out to be less then 5 miles away.

After I parked my car, he turned his car around and drove past me. I motioned for him to stop. He rolled down his window and I wanted to give him money as a thank you. He refused. Instead, he gave me a few business cards, waved goodbye, and drove off. My heart still is overflowing with gratitude at the selflessness of this stranger. I was worried that I would never make it to my friends house, and this kind stranger ensured that I got there, safe and sound.

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Posted by WingingHope
Sep 28, 2010
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serveothers wrote: Contrary to the popular belief doing a favor or showing kindness only take a little heart to feel and passion to look for opportunities to carryout the act.

iferlamb wrote: How wonderful! You gave that man your trust and he gave you the help you needed! What a wonderful outcome. He was there at the exact moment you needed him. Thank you for sharing the story.
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Kaviraj wrote: Hello! WingingHope,

Thanks you for sharing this event with us. Yes, even in today’s materialistic word still there are people who render selfless service. Even this small act of kindness helped you a lot in finding the house of your friend. The person who helped you is an elevated soul.

Have a nice day. Jagdish Kaviraj

heartofflesh wrote: He followed the direction of his heart and your heart is filled with gratitude ! Both of you are blessed !
Angels do not always speak english but they speak the language of love !
A wonderful post !

WingingHope wrote: Thank you Jagdish, the person who helped me is definitely an elevated soul!

Excellent point luckyman. Love is the universal language, manifested in laughter, a smile, a hug to name a few.

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