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People Sharing The Best Thing That Happened For Being Nice Will Restore Your Faith In Karma

bySusri Sahu
27th December 2016
4 minute read
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People (cynics) who say there is no good in this world to live for, have definitely never met the other half (OK, a little lesser) of the world that lives to do good, that believes there is still hope after all. And don’t we want to raise our kids in a world that that is devoid of doubts and dilemmas. Well, I do and I’m not even married!

And now that we are talking about the good, let’s bask in the goodness, while we still can. So, someone on Quora asked, “What is the best thing that ever happened to you for being nice?” and the answers will make brighten up your mood.

1. I was travelling from Mumbai to Delhi to celebrate Holi with my parents but at the airport I saw a family, fighting with the crew.

 The entire family was travelling by air for the first time and because of the mismanagement, 1 out of their 7 seats (of their kid’s) wasn’t confirmed. So, they either had to leave the kid back to travel in the next flight or they all had to wait for the next flight which was at 3.30 in the morning (6 hours after the one).

 

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2. My college was located on the outskirts of Chennai and I commuted using the government bus.

On a very hot day in May, the driver was profusely sweating and voraciously thirsty that he emptied his water bottle by the time the bus covered just half the distance. I watched this from my seat.

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3. This happened during my 3rd-year summer internship at Vancouver (Canada).

I was famished and dropped by at the nearby Tim Hortons. At that time, I was carrying some Canada Day goodies that I got at UBC. In front of Tim Hortons, I noticed a homeless man.

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4. I sat in a lesson at the university, there was one place free beside me. Quite late, a girl entered the room, and since I sat in one of the last rows, she gladly took the seat.

We talked a bit, and I made sure for the next times, that there always was a free seat available beside me (since she always came late). If she didn’t show up, I gave her the next time my notes.

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5. In 2014, we were among 15,000 people stuck at the Dallas airport, due to cancellations. 

 I noticed a young Indian woman behind me, looking quite concerned. We took her under our wing. Gave her the only cot we could find so that she could sleep comfortably. Though American Airlines said she couldn’t fly out until the next evening, my wife complained and got her a flight the next morning. I accompanied her to be sure she got to NM safely (My wife got a flight an hour later). After dropping her off, I gave her a hug and told, “My family just grew by one.”

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6. I ordered a watch online from a small local business.

 However, when the watch arrived I realised it was not really my style and filled in to return it and request a refund of R500. Imagine my surprise when I checked my bank balance and found a rather impressive balance! Upon further investigation, I realised that the online shop had credited me 5000 instead of 500!

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7. My sister once found a purse in the porta potty at Governer’s Ball. 

 It had a wallet with some cash and credit cards and an ID in it, but it also had lots of important medication. From the ID, she looked the woman up online and found what she hoped was her number. She left a message explaining that she had found her purse.

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8. I was a volunteer DJ at a small classical music radio station. 

 For my love of classical music, I presented several programmes. One of my listeners was an elderly German lady who would always phone me to thank me for the music. We developed a friendship over the telephone until I had to leave the radio to take a up a job elsewhere.

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9. We lived in the same off-campus apartment building, and he came to the door one day begging my roommate to help him find his keys.

She told him that she was just leaving for a class herself, but that I was available, maybe I’d help. Sure!

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10. I once volunteered to help a non-profit museum build out its website and technical infrastructure.

My fiance’ did not understand why I would do this for free. We were not very wealthy at the time and had no plans for a honeymoon or wedding.

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These are exactly the kind of people that restore my faith in humanity. And I sincerely hope and wish, we had more people like these. Kudos!

Poster Courtesy- Sachin Kaushik

The answers are taken from this Quora thread. 

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