I am always delighted, and wonderfully grateful for the goodness factor that is inherently part of us – no matter where we may live, visit or travel. It’s a human trait I believe, to be kind when fear isn’t involved, or lack isn’t present. When we just are, who we are.
During our wonderful and warm week on vacation, we discovered my daughter had lost her wallet, perhaps at a TCBY yogurt shop some twenty miles from our hotel. A bit frantic, we searched the room, sandy towels, and everything in between to see if we could find it. No such luck. And, no luck when we called the shop.
I believe without a doubt that Karma rules. This is the second time, thousands of miles from home that a stranger showered kindness and went out of their way to return items left behind.
The first, in the bustling capital of Panama with a camera, and the second, returning a wallet full of cash and ID’s in the Cayman Islands. The world is a good place, my friends, and if you share that energy, it will be good to you.
Lucy Bodden, who works at a bank in the Cayman Islands, found the wallet on the ground at TCBY, but couldn’t find us. She called her friend in immigration to help, but she didn’t pick up. She found the hotel key in the wallet, and called, but my daughter wasn’t listed in the computer system. She then drove 20 miles or more, to the hotel and asked the front desk who the key belonged to, and they called the room. We were there.
We met Lucy, gave her a hug, and thanked her for her honesty and going out of her way to find us. She didn’t want a reward, just told us that if it happened to her, she would want someone to do the same.
Karma is a beautiful thing. People are inherently good, and Lucy Bodden is one of the millions of unsung heroes who helps others every day.
As John Randolph Price said, “The good of the whole does begin with each individual.”
Life is good, pay it forward, and a special thank you Lucy Bodden .
Enjoying life, business and the pursuit of happiness, back in Boston
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I’m so happy you experienced the goodness of others during your travels Robin. I’m sure your daughter is very grateful too! I too believe that Karma is out there. Do good and you have no worries. Otherwise, as I’ve heard ” karma can bite in you the ass”! Thank you Lucy for being a good person!
Yes. We are innundated daily with stories that report the “uglier” side of humanity and sometimes forget that most people are inherently good and kind. Thanks for an uplifting reminder and the importance of Random Acts of Kindness.