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Even If the Outcome of Doing the Right thing is Scary…Do the Right Thing Anyways!”
This all happened on a raining day, out of all the days my son and I picked the worst day to go to the store. We didn’t have much money to get all the things we needed, but we went anyway, because something was urging me to go to the store. Well, after we shopped for few items that we could afford, we were running out to our car, when I happened to see a purse on a shopping cart that was right where my car parked. I look around wondering if it was a bad joke, someone was playing a joke on me. Well, I stopped to grab the purse and get in my car and my son said, “Mama what is that?” I said it was a purse that was sitting on the shopping cart. Believe me, there were thoughts and I was scared too. When we opened up the purse, there was a wallet full of money and travelers checks and credit card, and a drivers license with an address, so my son said, “Mama, we should go and give back the purse”, because he knows there are angels right next to us, waiting to see what we are about to do. I broke into tears and hugged my son, because we have to do the right thing. Our unseen angels are there all the time, waiting to see if we are honest regardless and in good and bad terms. So, we went to the address on the driver’s license. When we got there, all I could hear was someone crying and calling somewhere because we both could hear someone crying and talking on the phone. When we knocked the door, we saw a man looking at my son and I all soaked in the rain because it’s a long walk from where we parked our car to their house. He looked mean, and he responded by saying that they didn’t allowed soliciting around that area. In the meantime, I still could hear a lady’s voice screaming and crying, but before I could say anything the mean man slammed the door right on us. My son looked at me and I didn’t know if he was crying because all I could see was either drops of rain running from his eyes or he was in tears. We stood there for almost less than 5 minutes when I got the nerve to knock again. Then the same man opened up the door again. Before I could say anything he screamed to get off his property or else he will call the police. When he was about to slam the door, I handed him the purse, turned to grab my son’s hand and walked away from that place so quickly. In fact we were running, afraid he might come after us. When we got to the car, we took off real fast and all we saw was a man running toward us with an echo to please stop!!! We didn’t stop. Few days later I went to the same store to buy some things, and I happen to see a big poster saying: “For the lady and her son, who returned a lost purse, please, please call” and there was a phone number. I smiled and pretended to ask questions to one of the clerks. She said the owner of that purse came to their store and told them the whole story and in that purse there was cash of 5,000.00 all in large bills and travelers checks worth thousands. She said a lady and her son returned the whole amount, everything. I then said to the clerk, “Wow! That’s a lot of money.” She said they were trying to find them to say thank you and maybe give a reward. I went home feeling so happy that my son and I did the right thing. I’m glad my son saw how important it was not to be afraid even if it’s the right thing to do. I’m glad there was a lesson to be learn on that day, and that is not to be afraid if it’s the right thing to do. We were both scare of how mean that man was, but it didn’t stop us from giving them back what rightly belong to them. I’m glad we did it! Great is our rewards for what we did, and we both knew our angels were rejoicing about the right thing we both did.
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wow
WOW, you and your son did an amazing thing. I am really proud of you son .
april | 1 year ago
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You and Your son were the Angels that God used on that day, to someone who was crying out. I my self like many Americans are in need of A MIRACLE. Therefore I must be willing to live a life of LOVE & FAITHFULNESS. And be ready at all times to be use by God as a tool to be a BLESSING, as you have. Keep doing to RIGHT THING. And the RIGHT THING will live in your house, (you reap what you sew). Words of Wisdom, “Be aware of how you treat strangers, because you might be entertaining an Angles unaware.” (Angles don’t always have wings).
lisa rosenau | 1 year ago
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Makes me smile
God bless you and your son. It makes me so happy to know that we still have good people like you out there! It seems you taught your son well. All I can say is that God’s blessings are worth more than 5,000 dollars; they are priceless and only very special people like you receive them. God bless!
Michy | 1 year ago
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just a woman..not title
My brother in law and his friend where going to buy a new truck and his friend lost the envelope..it contained almost $4500.00..a woman on welfare with 4 children returned it..she had only 1/2 gallon of milk for those kids, because her foodstamps didn’t come for another 5 days..she was in that position because she didn’t speak english very well. But, she wouldn’t take a reward. She said..it was just her “duty” for her children. My mother lost her purse when I was a child…no one returned it. Sometimes..it really does matter when you take responsibility like that seriously.
Serenity | 11 months, 4 weeks ago
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Life lessons
Congratulations on doing an amazingly honest thing. You taught your son an invaluable life lesson of honesty… I’m a firm believer that good things do come back to those who do good deeds.
Hopefully your act also taught that man a life lesson as well: civility and patience. He should have been greatly embarrassed by his behavior towards you at his doorstep in the rain with your son as he slammed the door and hollered at you. I hope that image stays with him for life so that he thinks twice the next time he’s tempted to be so mean to strangers.
Danielle Deacy | 11 months, 1 week ago
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to do the right thing
Wow – you and your son are like a hero because some people could have stole the purse but gave the purse back.
marleigh michele hall | 11 months, 1 week ago
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Very special role model
You are a wonderful mother. You are the most significant type of role model. You’ve shown your son how to live a life that is pleasing to God and this will carry him into eternity. The Lord’s word tells us that we will reap what sow, and that he will provide all our needs. God bless you and thank you for being the mother that you are. Your son will make great impacts on people’s lives because of this day.
Jan Long | 11 months, 1 week ago
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Ashamed of myself
I once found a purse and I gave it back but I took the $5 in the purse. I then called the owner and returned all the other contents in it, like the credit cards and such. Your story brought tears to my eyes and made me ‘ASHAMED OF MYSELF’! Thank you for making me see the light.
Barbara Basques | 9 months ago
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God's blessings are not always evident.
I am really proud of both of you for doing the right thing. You are a great mom for teaching your son that even though it may seem hard to do the right thing it is all worth it. When you found the purse you could have seen it as a “blessing” and kept it but you didn’t. You could have kept it because you didn’t have enough money to cover your grocery list. You could have used the weather as an excuse or the fact that you had to walk long from where you parked your car to their home. Finally you could have left after the man slammed the door in your face but you didn’t. You still did the right thing. You both did the right thing. God bless you and your family and may you reap what you sow.
Milly Santana | 9 months ago
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Forgive and forget
Well, it’s time you forgive yourself and stop being ashamed because you took the first step in repenting.
Milly Santana | 9 months ago
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