I was on a walk with a friend yesterday when I found a BlackBerry cell phone in a puddle of melted snow. I picked it up and it still worked! I started scrolling through the contact list and calling numbers to see if I could figure out whose phone it was. Unfortunately, only one person answered and she didn't recognize the number that I was calling from. She made a comment of "It is just so nice that you are trying to find out whose phone it is."
Since that lady didn't know whose phone it was, my friend suggested that we go back to the street and the house that we found the BlackBerry in front of. I knocked on the door and two college-age people answered. They hadn't lost their phones, but as I told them the story and mentioned some names on the contact list, the young man said that he had those names also and it must be the phone of one of their friends. Then, both of the people commented on how wonderful it was that I took the time to find the owner. I really didn't have anything to say, because in my mind, I was just doing the right thing. I NEVER considered keeping the phone- it wasn't mine. I IMMEDIATELY tried to find the owner, because that is exactly what I would want someone to do if either I or any of my family members lost their phones.
Sometimes, helping others is just doing the right thing. (And, it felt awesome when I found out it would get back to the owner). The best part was I didn't say who I was - give a name, or number- because doing the right thing felt awesome and was more than enough for me!
luckyman wrote: Doing the right thing gives peace which no amount of money can get us! It is all about you and God!
God is always watching our every single move, right ?
Jewel wrote: You do feel good about doing the right thing, and luckily cell phones help us to do just that. My daughter and i found a purse at the poolside of a hotel we were staying in, that had a lot of cash in it. Fearing whether the desk clerk would do the right thing or not, we opted to try to find the owner ourselves. First we called the hotel and asked them to connect us to the room of the person. They had no one by that name listed as a guest. So we checked the cell phone that was inside the purse and started calling numbers of the person's contacts--those who looked like they might be relatives. We got ahold of a daughter who actually lived in the area. She said her mother was a realestate saleswoman who was closing a deal with a client. (that explained the large sum of cash in the purse. ) i'm guessing that client was at the hotel. The daughter could not reach her mother (obviously we had her cell phone) but said she would be right over to pick up the purse. She could not believe that we were that honest, but she was very grateful and thanked us again and again! There is no question that we would do the right thing. I would hope if i lost a purse the person who found it would to the same.
Patrick wrote: Momov3, it was so nice to read your story, people like you unfortunately seem to be in a a minority, but as long as there are people like you out there the light of hopw continues to shine.
God bless
Veena wrote: Great deed!
Debra wrote: What a beautiful story. It should be a reminder for all of us who carry a cell phone to add a contact named ice.
I . C . E . Stands for. In case of emergency. You add a contact number of a person to be contacted in case of a personal emergency for yourself, or someone who would then be a person to notify in the event a phone was lost.
Thanks again for sharing your moving story.
Xo xo
Debra
Varun Gandhi wrote: The persons who stole my fones( three times-- goodness! )read this story. Please.
harvester wrote: You're right sometimes its just a natural thing to do the right thing. My nephew found a digital camera under a bush walking down the street- it was harvards graduation weekend. We figured there would be some important pix on there. Luckily my other nephew ( graduating that weekend too) was still in town he took the camera took one look at the first couple of pix and recognized people. So he nmade a bunch of calls to freinds and they called friends and ta da the owner was located and those memories saved. No one ever thought hey cool i can keep this expensive camera.
k wrote: Wow! Nice story
Joseph wrote: I just thought, after reading the story and appreciations of readers, we are all bettered in spirit by our willingness to share out of 'agape' consciousness. The many times we express our compassion in action for our neighbors we add to peace in our world. Lets remember also to express our compassion for all those less fortunate, such as in gaza, afghanistan, haiti, and in our country. I join with others and write letters and as a group we are all heartened, spirits raised, fulfilling our spirit of responsible citizenship.
kaviraj wrote: Thanks a lot for sharing this event. To do the right thing requires strong will. You did the right thing and finally could get in touch with the owner of the mobile. Once i was going to my residence, i found that a new folder cover was lying on the road. It just stuck to me that let me see what is there in it. I picked up the folder and found that it contained all the original certificates of a student. I took the folder and came home. Fortunately, there was a resume of the candidate in it which had phone number of her home which was nearly 110 kilometers from my place. So i immediately made a phone call on that number and her father responded. I told him about the folder and its contents. He said that the folder belongs to her daughter who is studying there and she might be in fix as where she lost the folder. When her father informed her daughter who was at some other place to collect the folder from my residence. She immediately came and was delighted to see her folder intact. She collected the folder and thanked me. I was happy as i could help some one in getting the thing lost.
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