I wanted to share a story that happened to me recently
because it showed me how much kindness there is still out there in the world.
With all the political ramblings and things I hear daily on the news, it was
wonderful to experience this first hand.
My dear friend Katie from college was in town, and I had an
extra ticket to the Jaguar pre-season game and wanted to take her. Katie was
born in Alabama and had never attended a Jaguar or NFL game in her life. So, I
was thrilled at the chance to take my good friend to the event.
We headed to the game, and I stopped for gas and asked Katie
to grab some beer. When we got near the stadium, I asked her to grab the parking pass out of
my wallet. She said my wallet was not in the car. What? Then, I remembered putting my wallet on top
of my hood while filling up the car with gas, something I never do but did that
day! I said I must have driven away with it on my hood, and it fell off.
So, we hurry a back to the gas station in hopes that someone
returned it.
On the way there I thought about all the stuff I had in my
wallet: the parking pass, game tickets, my IDs, my credit cards, and cash. When
we arrived at the gas station, the wallet was nowhere in site. I checked
inside, and no one had returned it. I was so upset because I wanted to show my
friend the game and we were both so excited to go. Plus I’d now have to cancel
all my cards and replace my driver’s license.
Ugh
We returned to my house, and I began calling the credit card
companies and start thinking about where Katie and I should grab some food
since we planned to get food at the game. Then, I got a phone call from Chili’s
Restaurant. They said a gentleman found my wallet on the street and dropped it
off. I was so thrilled and excited I didn't care if my money was in it, but I
hoped my ID and driver’s license were. I kept my fingers crossed that the game
tickets were, too.
Katie and I drove to Chili’s and lo and behold; everything
was inside including the cash! I couldn't believe it! I know I would have done
the same, but I was thrilled and overjoyed by the honesty and kindness of a
stranger. Luckily my business cards were inside because they matched with my
ID. I asked who returned the wallet because I would have loved to have met and
personally thanked them. The manager at Chili’s did not know who it was and
said the gentleman had already left. So, we grabbed the wallet and headed to
the game.
The reason I wanted to blog about this event was that a
little act of kindness, however small or large, can make the world of
difference to someone. The gentleman who returned my wallet did not know how
much it meant to me. Now Katie was able to go to her first NFL game with me as
you can see in the above picture.
