Helping A Stranger Get Home

--by ssn585, posted Jun 3, 2007

A few years ago, I was attending a friend's graduation at the University of Oaklahoma. While she was giving me a tour of the campus, she stopped by the student travel office to pick up her tickets.

While we were waiting, I listened in on a student from Australia trying to fix a problem with her itinerary. The agent told her that it would cost an additional $300 over what she had already paid to get an itinerary that did not include a ten hour overnight layover in LA. She didn't have the money and I heard her say she would just have to sleep in the airport.

I walked up and told the clerk to give her the straight itinerary and I'd pay the difference. The student started to decline, probably wondering why a 41 year old man she didn't know was making the offer. The friend I was with stepped up and told her she should feel free to take it, that I did this sort of thing all the time and it was a genuine goodwill gesture.

She thanked me and asked fo my email address. I gave her my business card and I ended up getting thank you cards from her and her mother.

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Posted by ssn585
Jun 3, 2007
Comments (15)

Readers Comments

brighteyes wrote: yeah..I just love these types of kindness stories and hope I can be telling another myself soon...I am ever vigilant...thank you for your genersity and Have a great day!

Smiles from Brighteyes

ieiblue wrote: nice of you to share what you have...many folds blessing for you!!! God bless...more than the money.. it's your offering for help that counts most... :P

AURELIA wrote: ssn585, What a generous person you are.Many think their money is their's and don't share their wealth. This young lady will remember your very kind act for the rest of her life. May you continue to help others with a SMILE on your face.~Aurelia

warmth wrote: Its good that you helped the student and i appreciate that she too responded to your kindness.
Thank u for helping her
Warmth

speedi wrote: Thank you for your generosity,,this student could have been any of our sons/daugthers and unexpected but much needed help is always Welcome..I al happy to hear her parents also raised her to be kind and curtious and who knows you may have helped the next president!!
God Bless

imaniceperson wrote: What a wonderful gesture!!! I'm imagine this generosity has impacted this student's life much more than a trip home. This type of act of kindness is what makes the World a Better place!!!

astrocrazy2005 wrote: That is so nice of u..As a grad student in uS i know how difficult it is to make ends meet when you are studying

Jeremy wrote: Thankyou for being kind!You have better karma as a result,onwards to a kinder world.

Seamus Fleming wrote: super site

unkown wrote: I would be so greatful if someone where to do somthing like that for me. And yeah I would help a person in need of that kind of thing to. That was amazing though. I'm sure the whole time she was saying to her self "what a miricle this is."

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