People Are Kind

I have an amazing story to share with you about my sister and how kind people can be…

It was right after Christmas and my sister had $500 cash and a $50 check that she needed to deposit into her bank account. It was a weekend and her bank was closed, so she went through the drive-up ATM at her credit union. She deposited the money and the machine took the envelope and spit out a receipt that said “no deposit made”. She was in a panic as you can image! She called me all flustered. She decided she would call her bank and try to get through to somebody about this, even though they were closed.

As she was driving home my Grandmother called her and said that a gentlemen came across her envelope of money (the atm machine actually spit it out at him!) and he found the check with my grandma’s name and he called information to get her current phone number, luckily she was listed. He called her and asked if she knew who’s money this was and that he wanted to return it to her. My sister immediately called him back and they agreed to meet up. She called me so happy and also shocked that this man was so kind (I was surprised too).

She met up with him and his brother — Ken & Mike who were heading out for an evening of fun on the town and could have easily spent her money, but they didn’t.  She offered to pay them $50 for returning it and being so honest. They refused and told her to spend the money on her children. As many of you that read my blog know, last year my sister suddenly became a widow and she is now raising two girls on her own. Their kindness truly was a gift to her.

I sometimes underestimate the human race — most of us are decent, kind people and thank you Ken & Mike for reminding me of that!