Decorating A Heart With Honesty And Kindness

--by ramya, posted Feb 5, 2011

Yesterday I was asked to deposit some cash in the bank. I went out with the money to deposit and some extra money which was to be used to pay for renovations going on at my house.

The bank was busy when I arrived so I took a token and waited. While I was waiting I noticed an old lady struggling to get a cash-in payee slip. I went over and got the slip for her and then asked her what she needed done so I could help her. I filled in her slip and got a queue token for her.

When my turn came up, I deposited the money and I then waited for the old lady's turn in case she needed help. She had intended to deposit three thousand rupees but when it was almost her turn she realised she had lost the money on the way to the bank! She was so upset she started crying. She tried to call her son but was too upset to find his number on her phone. As someone helped her find the phone number her turn came up.

I went straight to the cash counter with her slip and handed over three thousand from the money that I had for my house renovations. By the time I finished the young man who was helping her had called her son and told me that he was on his way.

A few minutes later her son rushed into the bank along with her taxi driver. The taxi driver had found the money when he went home after dropping the old lady off. Since he knew the family he had rung the old lady's son and arranged to meet him. Then they had both rushed to the bank.

Everybody thanked the taxi driver for his honesty. The old woman and her son hugged me and thanked me too. It gladdened my heart, at a time when my own personal life was sad, to have been able to help another.

They gave me back the money I had deposited for the old lady and tried to give the driver a reward. He refused but the old lady insisted he take it for his family.

When I left to pay for the renovation works, I felt that not only had my home been decorated, but my heart had been decorated as well!

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Posted by ramya
Feb 5, 2011
Comments (17)

Readers Comments

pluto178 wrote: Wow given the right situation you come up way above the normal standard of kindness. You took a real chance on someone you dont know. Keep it up your strength is returning. x

seattlegirl wrote: That is a wonderful story, thank you for sharing it and for adding a little more light to our sometimes dark world

Ollie wrote: What a wonderful story. Your kindness is beautiful,there is such evil in this world but i believe the light will win. God bless you

Charlie48 wrote: What a wonderful and thoughtful thing to do; i am so glad that it all worked out well-you certainly went beyond what most would do; may you be blessed with kindness in return

Neeraj Chauhan wrote: This is a wonderful story of urs kindness. I think if everyone in ds world would start ds type of self motivated actions, dn one day the peace would really come to d world. Moreover a personal satisfaction will also fill our heart with gladness. Thnx dood.

Ishika wrote: Wow. Youtruly did a fantabulous job and as you rightly said not only your home was renovated but also your soul. Not just but you redecorated our souls also by sharing your kindness. People like you make the world a beautiful place. Keep it up and i would surely follow you.

God bless you and your family.

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Ishika

pauliej wrote: Blessings to you for your unhesitating kindness toward this woman. And how marvelous that the taxi driver also was such an honest person who went out of his way to return the money! Thank you for sharing your story and confirming for me that people are basically good and honest the world over, and that acts of kindness are always happening. :-)

FG wrote: Thank you for sharing this beautiful, moving and inspiring story. It bears out the assurance given by christ, that giving even a cup of water will be rewarded 100 fold in this life.

barbaran wrote: I'll bet they'd never seen an angel before! You are an angel. :)

thebigkind wrote: What a lovely thing to have experienced. I loved reading your story.

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