A day in the life…

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God makes such wonders.

Yesterday I received a call from a friend. She said someone called her up and informed her of a lost phone that they found.

It was my SO’s cellphone.

He lost it almost three months ago. That day onwards, we tried so hard to locate it, we dialed its number how many times a day, until the automated voice on the other line told us that the number was out of reach. From then on, we had lost all hope of finding it.

What happened yesterday was a miracle.

My SO was out, so I called up the number our friend gave us. I got to talk to the guy who had the cellphone. He sounded like a family man. He didn’t sound pretentious or suspicious or anything. He told us where he lived and gave some directions on how to go there. During our conversation, I was a bit anxious because at the back of my mind, I was thinking of what to give in return so we could get the phone back. I asked him and all he said was to give him proof that the phone was my SO’s.

Accompanied by our officemate, we went to his place at about past 7PM. He and his neighbors expected our arrival. My SO got down to meet the person who found his phone. They went inside his house while I waited in the car and Ronnie mingled with some of the neighbors. After a while my SO got his phone back. We thanked them and went off.

In the car, Ronnie recounted the chat he had with the neighbors. They said the man who found our phone was really kind. When he found the phone, a lot of people declared interest of having it, buying it, or even selling it, but he decided to return it to its rightful owner. Gio said that there were actually three of them who found it. They found it the day before yesterday, when they were changing the seat covers. One of them wanted to sell it and then share the earnings equally among themselves. But the two, who were I think members of Couples for Christ in their district, decided otherwise and contacted our friend, informing her that they found the phone. What was more amazing was the fact that they did not expect anything in return for their kindness. What they only wanted was friendship, and that their meeting would not end that night.

For a skeptic, this would be a very unlikely scenario. But God makes little miracles everyday. And yesterday, we felt lucky to have experienced this miracle. Preachy? Maybe. But believe me, it’s something you would want to have. Makes you think that the world still has some goodness and beauty to offer.

I don’t know if this will be read by the persons who found the phone, but nevertheless here’s our message.

Para kina Mang Joel and Mang Noel ng San Juan,

Sa ngalan po ng may-ari ng teleponong nakita ninyo sa inyong sasakyan, marami pong salamat hindi lang po dahil sa ibinalik ninyo sa amin ang isang bagay na nawala, kundi dahil rin po sa magandang aral na ibinahagi ninyo sa amin: na ang tunay na kabaitan at katapatan ay walang hinihinging kapalit, at mayroon pa pong mga mababait na taong katulad ninyo sa ganitong panahon. Ibinalik n’yo po sa amin ang pagtiwala sa aming kapwa. At kahit po hindi mailalathala ang kabayanihan ninyo sa mga dyaryo o maipapalabas sa TV, lubos kaming nagpapasalamat sa inyong ginawa. Hindi po namin alam kung paano po kayo mapapasalamatan talaga. Pero alam po namin na dahil sa inyong ginawa ay lalo pa po kayong bibiyayaan ni Lord. Ipagdarasal po namin kayo at ang inyong mga mahal sa buhay. Maraming salamat po ulit. God bless po.:D

Kindness is free. But its rewards are very fulfilling.