An Unexpected Surprise

--by digitalmind, posted Apr 13, 2013

One morning I heard someone trying to get their car out of the snow after a snowstorm. (A very common sound here in Montreal.) After a few minutes I realized they needed a push, so I got dressed ,went outside, and pushed the car. It only took about a minute and, feeling more cold than sociable, I walked back to my apartment, without really seeing the driver.

Months later I was at the corner store and the guy in front of me insisted on paying for the beer I was buying! It felt a bit awkward and I had to refuse repeatedly. When I reached the cashier she told me my stuff was already paid for and she couldn't take my money.

So, I was walking back home from the store and that same guy is fifty feet in front of me, all the way! It turns out he's my neighbor, living in the apartment complex just after mine!

As we walked up the stairs of our separate apartment buildings I shouted, "Thanks for the beer!" He replied, "No problem. Thanks for helping me push my car that time!"

I didn't remember him and told him it wasn't me. He said "Oh! Okay. Well, still ... enjoy!"

A few days later I saw him getting into his car and I realized who he was and that it actually had been me who helped him that day!

Maybe one day soon I'll tell him he bought beer for the right guy!

Either way, it feels nice to help, and when you put good into the world, it eventually come back to you!

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Posted by digitalmind
Apr 13, 2013
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Aditya pandit wrote: Lol - lots of laughter

Mish wrote: Cheers mate!!!

jsmc10 wrote: Wow! Amazing! Thanks for sharing :)

moral12 wrote: That was your kindness karma for the day. Good story! Thanks for sharing. And, many kudos to you for actually gettting dressed and going outside to help. (Been stuck in the snow: rescuers are always appreciated!)

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