Posts filed under 'Honesty'
One of our readers sent in this story about a taxi driver that did what was right even when he had been wronged. The honesty illustrated by this driver in not only inspiring, but also an example to follow.
A cab driver picks up 5 people from night club late one night and they need to go ‘far’ out of Atlanta. They get to their destination and the fare is 55.00. They pay $50.00 and say they’re not paying a penny more! What can the cab driver do? He takes the $50.00 and goes on his way. No tip, not even the full fare!
The next morning, he finds a woman’s wallet in his cab with over $60.00 in it! He calls the owner (one of the occupants who stiffed him and gave him no tip) and offers to bring the wallet back for whatever the fare comes out to or to hold it until someone can pick it up! He gave back the whole thing!!! Social security cards, credit cards, cash, every last cent!
Anyway, the driver, Alpha Nouhou Diallo, said he never even contemplated any other course of action, even though they literally robbed the poor guy! The driver told me that returning the wallet and ALL of its contents was a DUTY!
Sent in by Tibor Tallos
March 7th, 2007
This story was sent in by one of our international readers that lost a pair of sunglasses in Andorra.
We were shopping in a very busy and popular shopping center in Andorra with my husband and once we got home my husband realized he had lost his precious Oakley sunglasses! He was so sure that they were gone forever and therefore furious of his lack of attention. I told him to calm down and go through the few last hours in order to figure out where and when did he have the glasses for the last time. He did have them once we entered the shopping center but on our way out he didn’t have them anymore. Therefore they must have been either stolen or forgotten in the shopping center. Either way he didn’t believe there was a way to get the glasses back and he even laughed at my proposition to call the lost and found service of the center. As I’m a very hard-headed optimist I called that service anyhow and after a few transfers I got the greatest news of the day; somebody had found the glasses from the men’s section where my husband had simply forgotten his glasses and had taken the time and effort to bring them to the lost and found service!! It was a nice lesson of honesty and it really made our day 
Sent in by Pauliina Rouleau
March 9th, 2007
This story was sent in by one of our readers that lost her driver’s license in the airport while on a business trip.
You know that feeling you get when you can’t find your keys? Well, I experienced that with my driver’s license when traveling on a business trip. I had taken my driver’s out of my wallet for identification in order to board the plane, but there’s only so much that you can handle with two hands. I was pulling a suitcase with one hand, held a heavy leather jacket with the other arm, and at the same time I carried my laptop case on my shoulder while also attempting to hold on to my boarding pass and license.
I remember showing my license for identification and then believed to have placed it in my pant’s back pocket. Upon reaching my destination, however, my license was nowhere to be found. The first thought that came to mind was, “Oh, no – where did I put my driver’s license? I thought for sure I put in my pant’s pocket!” The next thoughts were filled with panic. “What if I can’t find it? What do I show for identification on my return flight?” More concerning was the thought that someone else had found it and wouldn’t be able to return it to me on time. Worse yet, a finder had access to my home address and would know that I was away on travel. I could be returning to an empty house. In the wrong hands someone could also steal my identity. Needless to say, I had a few restless nights.
I managed to return home by using my credit card which contained my imprinted photo on the front and my signature on the back. This was prior to 9/11 so security was not as strict with identification. When I arrived home everything was intact, but every little noise at night woke me up.
I planned to visit my local DMV to obtain a duplicate copy. I didn’t particularly enjoy the thought of that. I dreaded the long wait line. In order to minimize the wait, I scheduled a day to leave early from work. Fortunately, I didn’t have to go through the hassle of leaving early from work and waited in line. To my pleasant surprise I arrived home from my second day at work to find a small envelope in the mail. Inside the envelope was my driver’s license and a short note from a very honest person. The individual worked in facilities for the airport and happened to find my license while vacuuming the lobby. She stated that she wanted to save me the trouble of going to the DMV to get my license replaced. She sure did and I truly appreciated the effort she took in being an honest individual.
Submitted by N. Murillo
March 12th, 2007
I think we all know and have experieced at least once that terrible feeling when we reach for our wallet only to find it’s missing. A man in Seatle, Washington that identified himself as Peter, according to a story on MSNBC, experienced this feeling first-hand when he realized he’d left his wallet containing $5,950 in the taxi cab.
According to the story, Peter called the taxi company in order to notify them that he had left his wallet in the taxi that took him to the airport. The surpervisor notified the driver, Vinod Mango, who pulled over to look to see if the wallet was indeed 
in the back seat. He saw the wallet in the backseat (it probably was pretty noticeable since it must have been a fat wallet full of $50 and $100 bills) and quickly drove back the airport. The grateful passenger got his wallet back. He said the large amount of cash he was carrying was intended for buying a car.
The India-born driver, Vinod Mango later said, “If money doesn’t belong to me, I don’t keep it… I know God is watching everybody, every second.” In addition to having the reward of being honest and do the right thing, Vinod received a $100 reward from the passenger.
(Photo Matti Blume)
May 7th, 2007
One of our readers sent in this remarkable story she read on BBC News. Imagine receiving in the mail a wallet you lost in college 39 years ago. That is exactly what happened to Doug Smith.
Apparently, while he was in college at the Utah State University he left his wallet at a gas station. Years later, the owner’s son-in-law found the wallet and used the Internet to find the owner. Doug found in it his student identity card, 8 cent stamps, a dry cleaning ticket and even $5.
Doug was appreciative of the good and honest person, Ted Nyman, that returned him the wallet. His wife also added “It’s wonderful that people will take the time to research that, then return something to someone they don’t even know.” Truly there are still so many people that live by the Golden Rule, doing to others what they would like done to them.
June 9th, 2007
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