If you don't already know, I work at a bank. A few months ago one of our female customers who is on a fixed income and can't work due to a disability came into the bank. One of our tellers was helping her while I was helping another man. The lady asked the teller how much money she had in the bank for which the teller informed her that she had $8.50. The lady then informed the teller that she would like to withdraw all but the 50 cents but wanted to make sure that wouldn't cause her account to be closed. The teller gave her the money and the lady left.
Meanwhile, I was helping a man who happened to not even be one of our customers but was only there depositing money into an account that did belong to one of our customers. After I completed his transaction he opened his wallet and took all of his cash out and handed it to me asking me to please make sure it got deposited into that lady's account that just left. He said it wasn't much but was all that he had at the time. And with that he left. He wasn't a customer so we didn't even know his name. He was a stranger helping another stranger in need.
And with that both me and the other teller broke out into tears. What an amazing thing to do for a stranger! What he gave me to deposit may not seem like much to him, but could mean that lady may have enough for another meal when she may have had to go without. It was really touching! And it renewed my faith in people.
This example reminds me of a song by Alabama "Angels Among Us". Here are a few lyrics.
Oh I believe there are angels among us.
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
They come to you and me in our darkest hours.
To show us how to live, to teach us how to give.
To guide us with the light of love.
I believe that man was an angel that day! His example makes me want to be a better person!
