When I was filming in a UN transit camp in Honduras in the 80s I left my shoulder bag containing twelve thousand US dollars in 100-dollar bills plus my passport, on the ground beside our TV van...and drove away. I was hot, tired, distracted, and careless. When I arrived back at my hotel in Tegucigalpa there was a note at the front desk saying the bag had been found and dropped off at the admin office by one of the camp residents. I gratefully retrieved it the next day. There ARE good people all around us. Glad you met one.
This encounter reminds me of when I cycled across Canada in my youth, broke and on a junky old bike. The four or five times I found myself in a jam, a kind person with a solution magically materialized.
That is amazing. Meant to be. You will be reminded every time you see that case or hear the word Trust . I know someone who who has to been known to drive off with item s left on top of her vehicle ….
That’s one explanation I’ve thought of too, though I find it hard to imagine that I wouldn’t have seen it when I went back to the car specifically looking for it.
Paul, perhaps this inexplicable, though mutually beneficial, encounter was more than a coincidence?
That you left your laptop where Trust would find it; that he would search for and find the information needed to bring it back to you; and that you would, in return, offer him (from your abundance) the money he needed to feed his family. All of this indicates, to me, something much bigger than coincidence.
Both you and Trust were blessed by this encounter in Lloydminister. I’m guessing you didn’t have that on your trip’s bingo card….
Loved the story, Paul. Heartwarming. The other day I had to buy 'khussars' (Punjabi slippers) for an official event to which I had to wear a local outfit and I learned that one of our assistants has a brother who has a khussar shop. So I decided to buy them there... when I went to pay he said that he couldn't take my money. I countered that unless he did I couldn't take the khussars... he replied that his sister would kill him if he took money from me. So I finally replied, then don't tell her :)! Ah, humanity. Your story is lovely.
That is a truly amazing and wonderful story. It restores my flailing faith in peoplehood. So many insane and tragic news items with which we are bombarded on a constant basis! Lovely karma! So happy for you...and Trust!
Coincidence? Chance? Karma? Even so, what a wonderful story.
You just made my morning. (And for those of us who are a titch on the Jesusy side, nothing in it surprised me.)
When I was filming in a UN transit camp in Honduras in the 80s I left my shoulder bag containing twelve thousand US dollars in 100-dollar bills plus my passport, on the ground beside our TV van...and drove away. I was hot, tired, distracted, and careless. When I arrived back at my hotel in Tegucigalpa there was a note at the front desk saying the bag had been found and dropped off at the admin office by one of the camp residents. I gratefully retrieved it the next day. There ARE good people all around us. Glad you met one.
Wow…quite a story…you will be remembering this incident and its significance for many years.
Thanks for relating this. We need renewal occasionally .
Great story Paul. Wonderful that Trust really needed the money and initially said “No.” A lesson for all of us.
This encounter reminds me of when I cycled across Canada in my youth, broke and on a junky old bike. The four or five times I found myself in a jam, a kind person with a solution magically materialized.
Whoah! Beautiful.
Fact is often better than fiction. A very nice story of human kindness.
What a great day for both of you as it turned out!
Both of you Trust and Paul stressed out for different reasons.
An act of goodwill and act of thankfulness.
Those plastic dollars we sometimes carry on our wallet 'when we are doing well'
are really just a number in a bank account.
To those who aren't doing so well and need it, it is feeding their family.
Reminds me it's almost time to forward Angel in Mexico a small amount to help him feed his family.
Similar story same feeling of helping out when one can because when truly good
people are encountered what else can we do?
Thanks for sharing it.
That is amazing. Meant to be. You will be reminded every time you see that case or hear the word Trust . I know someone who who has to been known to drive off with item s left on top of her vehicle ….
That’s one explanation I’ve thought of too, though I find it hard to imagine that I wouldn’t have seen it when I went back to the car specifically looking for it.
Paul, perhaps this inexplicable, though mutually beneficial, encounter was more than a coincidence?
That you left your laptop where Trust would find it; that he would search for and find the information needed to bring it back to you; and that you would, in return, offer him (from your abundance) the money he needed to feed his family. All of this indicates, to me, something much bigger than coincidence.
Both you and Trust were blessed by this encounter in Lloydminister. I’m guessing you didn’t have that on your trip’s bingo card….
Continued safe travels.
Loved the story, Paul. Heartwarming. The other day I had to buy 'khussars' (Punjabi slippers) for an official event to which I had to wear a local outfit and I learned that one of our assistants has a brother who has a khussar shop. So I decided to buy them there... when I went to pay he said that he couldn't take my money. I countered that unless he did I couldn't take the khussars... he replied that his sister would kill him if he took money from me. So I finally replied, then don't tell her :)! Ah, humanity. Your story is lovely.
Thanks so much for this. I love it when my stories trigger memories for others.
That is a truly amazing and wonderful story. It restores my flailing faith in peoplehood. So many insane and tragic news items with which we are bombarded on a constant basis! Lovely karma! So happy for you...and Trust!