I was waiting for the bus in the rain. It took a little awhile so I began to talk to the two people that also were waiting. One is a building manager nearby going home from work. The other just moved here from LA and is a Director for Ad production in the auto industry (basically makes car commercial). He was busing from home to go to the Container store I think. it was pouring.
The bus finally came and we all got on. The second guy then realized that he only had a $20 and the bus gives no change. I guess there is really no bus system in LA. As we all scramble to see if we have change for a $20, no one did. He was preparing to jump off at the next stop so he can get change. I decided to just give him $2 for his bus fare. It just seems so unfair to have to go back into the pouring rain with no umbrella in a new city.
He was so thankful, he kept thanking me the rest of the trip and just thought the world of me. I simply said, people are pretty nice in this city. I have lost my wallet once and my phone once and both time it was returned to me by someone walking on the street. I am just paying it forward. I told him to just pay it forward. Even though I spent $2, it was just the best feeling to help someone else out (even a stranger) without expecting anything in return. If only, we can all act like that more everyday. I will definitely try. Hope you will do the same. :-)
- Lei
The bus finally came and we all got on. The second guy then realized that he only had a $20 and the bus gives no change. I guess there is really no bus system in LA. As we all scramble to see if we have change for a $20, no one did. He was preparing to jump off at the next stop so he can get change. I decided to just give him $2 for his bus fare. It just seems so unfair to have to go back into the pouring rain with no umbrella in a new city.
He was so thankful, he kept thanking me the rest of the trip and just thought the world of me. I simply said, people are pretty nice in this city. I have lost my wallet once and my phone once and both time it was returned to me by someone walking on the street. I am just paying it forward. I told him to just pay it forward. Even though I spent $2, it was just the best feeling to help someone else out (even a stranger) without expecting anything in return. If only, we can all act like that more everyday. I will definitely try. Hope you will do the same. :-)
- Lei
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