Stories, learnings and reflection #10/(An Incident That Changed My Perspective on Honesty)

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A few years ago, I experienced an incident that still sticks with me to this day. The incident not only taught me a valuable lesson about honesty, but also about how the world still has good people who can be role models.

It all started when I took a long trip using an intercity bus.Since attendance at the family function was mandatory and it was in a different city, about a five hour trip. Upon exiting the bus at my terminal stop, I immediately knew my wallet hadn´t been on me. ABviously, I digested last time that I left it at the bus seat when I thought of when I had It.

Panic began to creep in. The wallet not only contained quite a lot of cash, but also my ID card, ATM card, and several other important documents. I immediately looked for information about the bus I was on and tried to contact the terminal management. Unfortunately, the bus had already continued on its next route.

Finally I give up on the wallet is no longer coming back. But a few hours later I got a call from a number I did not recognize. He asked if I was still at the terminal or had already gone to my destination. Full of hope, I explained my whereabouts, and the man offered to deliver my wallet back.

Not long after, he arrived on a motorbike. I immediately recognized my wallet in his hands. With great gratitude, I checked its contents and was surprised—everything was still intact. No money was missing, not a single card had been taken. The voice was that of a woman who had found my wallet on the bus seat where I scribbled a contact number inside. I said something like 'Here take this and thank you so much, then he shook his head no with a huge smile.

I mention once i have lost something dear to me and someone give it back. I simply said, “I have lost something precious before and someone brought it back as well”. It was just because I was passing on the kindness.
A few take-aways that I learned from this instance.

First, That honesty still exists in this world and there are still good people out there who care without expectation. Second, the need to have important stuff marked with contact information so you know right away if it does get lost. Third, that kindness can be a chain — someone does something good for me and then I feel like I have too.