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As me and my workmate stepped on the beach, suddenly she saw a mobile phone lying in the sand. she picked it up and began to scan the phone’s menu in the hope of finding its owner. She was wondering how to get in touch with the person who owned that piece of technology when it rang. The caller identified himself as the owner of the mobile phone.

He told my colleague to stay where she was while he returned to pick it up. My colleague obliged. After a 30-minute wait, a new car pulled up. The owner of the lost phone rolled down the car’s window and literally snatched the mobile from my friend’s hand. He then revved up and drove away in a huff.

Strange. No thank you for finding the phone, no thank you for waiting.

Is it embarrassing to make public an act of gratitude? The person who lost something never thought twice about making a public cry for help. At the most, a hushed and mumbled thank you is what the finder receives. Except, in rare instances when honesty and generosity can mean more than just good deeds and mere words.

A family friend and my boy friend went to watch a movie at a multiplex in a mall. After enjoying a couple of big names on an even bigger screen, the friend dropped by an ATM to withdraw some money.

She got the shock of her life when she saw the balance in her account $42,400.

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