kpearson's Journal

Random Acts of Kindness
Jun 18 2009 11:49

The most amazing thing happened to me yesterday/today. I recieved a text message from my Mother with the name and telephone number of a Maryland man visiting Maine who had found my wallet. I didn't know my wallet was missing! But I searched and searched to find that indeed I was minus one wallet which enclosed contained all of my credit cards, a large sum of a money and most  of my forms of identification.

I called the man and he explained how he was driving down Route 130 here in Maine and saw the car infront of him run over my wallet. It spued the contents of my wallet over the road and into the ditches. He and his son got out of the car picked up the pieces of my wallet and with the information inside, tracked me down!

I picked up the wallet from him this morning and thanked him profusely. What kindness! Most people these days would not have gone to such trouble. I was overwhelmed. I still am. He gave me his card and I will definitely be sending him and his family a gift of some kind. I'm thinking a Mexi-Cali Blues gift certificate. I work there and their gift certificates never expire. So the next time he is in Maine I hope they can use it. (Kind of funny that they are ALSO from Maryland). I figure with a lovely card and a note expressing how grateful I am for their kindness is the least I could do. I gave him one of my cds as well. I hope thats enough and that if anything, I can express how very very thankful I am to his kindness.

I have a new respect for Marylanders and a bit of pride to go along with it. I hope that I would help someone out the way they helped me. 

I like that we stick together.