Hope for humanity

[Shasta]

I have had a month full of serious ups and downs. I don't know what's going on but I know I'm being tested.

And, as most of you know, I have very little faith in humanity. Well, I have been given some hope.

Today a coworker bursts into my office and tells me that my car has been hit in the parking lot. I think, of course, that my car is going to be completely smashed as I run outside.

I get there. My rear view mirror is demolished, glass all over, but my actual car is fine.

AND, get this, there's a note!!! I did not see that coming.

So I'm surveying the damage and reading the note when two men walk up to me.

One is a business owner in the business park I work in and the other is the guy that hit my car. They were looking for me. The actually run a fleet of trucks so they offered to fix it for me, or they said we could go through insurance. The poor guy who hit me looked devastated and swore over and over that he was fine with going through insurance. I told them to just fix it.

My point is this - they could have taken off and never said a word. They didn't, though. They were so kind that the least I could do was save them from taking a huge hit on insurance. And they should have it fixed today.

So for all of you out there who also have no faith in humanity - people can really be good. There are people who want to do the right thing. It's really refreshing.

 

[Out of Order]

I have had a month full of serious ups and downs. I don't know what's going on but I know I'm being tested.

And, as most of you know, I have very little faith in humanity. Well, I have been given some hope.

Today a coworker bursts into my office and tells me that my car has been hit in the parking lot. I think, of course, that my car is going to be completely smashed as I run outside.

I get there. My rear view mirror is demolished, glass all over, but my actual car is fine.

AND, get this, there's a note!!! I did not see that coming.

So I'm surveying the damage and reading the note when two men walk up to me.

One is a business owner in the business park I work in and the other is the guy that hit my car. They were looking for me. The actually run a fleet of trucks so they offered to fix it for me, or they said we could go through insurance. The poor guy who hit me looked devastated and swore over and over that he was fine with going through insurance. I told them to just fix it.

My point is this - they could have taken off and never said a word. They didn't, though. They were so kind that the least I could do was save them from taking a huge hit on insurance. And they should have it fixed today.

So for all of you out there who also have no faith in humanity - people can really be good. There are people who want to do the right thing. It's really refreshing.

Thank you. I'm about as big a pessimist as there is so............I needed that as well.

 

[arista]

There is some good people out there. IT is nice to hear that there are ones that step up.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

My point is this - they could have taken off and never said a word. They didn't, though. They were so kind that the least I could do was save them from taking a huge hit on insurance. And they should have it fixed today.

The pessimist in me would automatically think that the only reason they told you is because there could be security footage of the guy hitting your car. But that's just me.

 

[Terry B]

Thank you Shasta for that booster shot of hope!

 

[Shasta]

The pessimist in me would automatically think that the only reason they told you is because there could be security footage of the guy hitting your car. But that's just me.

I would agree! But there are no security cameras and it doesn't appear there were any witnesses either!

 

[MadamMack]

So for all of you out there who also have no faith in humanity - people can really be good. There are people who want to do the right thing.

Yes . . .

 

[GNTLGNT]

...that's a couple of less asshats in the world than I thought...thanks...

 

[Spideyman]

When one changes the way they look at things, and the things you look at change.

 

[Lina]

There are a lot of good people in the world... It's a pity there are bad people as well, and sometimes they let us down, and it's very difficult to start trusting again... I know it from my own experience, too. I have stopped believing in people some years ago, but when right people appeared I started believing again, not at once, but little by little... That's a good thing.

 

[Agincourt Concierge]

I have had a month full of serious ups and downs. I don't know what's going on but I know I'm being tested.

And, as most of you know, I have very little faith in humanity. Well, I have been given some hope.

Today a coworker bursts into my office and tells me that my car has been hit in the parking lot. I think, of course, that my car is going to be completely smashed as I run outside.

I get there. My rear view mirror is demolished, glass all over, but my actual car is fine.

AND, get this, there's a note!!! I did not see that coming.

So I'm surveying the damage and reading the note when two men walk up to me.

One is a business owner in the business park I work in and the other is the guy that hit my car. They were looking for me. The actually run a fleet of trucks so they offered to fix it for me, or they said we could go through insurance. The poor guy who hit me looked devastated and swore over and over that he was fine with going through insurance. I told them to just fix it.

My point is this - they could have taken off and never said a word. They didn't, though. They were so kind that the least I could do was save them from taking a huge hit on insurance. And they should have it fixed today.

So for all of you out there who also have no faith in humanity - people can really be good. There are people who want to do the right thing. It's really refreshing.

thank you for posting this story ... I'm glad they went looking for you