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This morning as I left work to go home, there were several people who needed some information about routes. They had all just come off the Kystbuss (long distance busroutes) and knew nothing about Haugesund. One of them was a young man with a large suitcase who needed to find his lodgings for the summer months. Student lodgings. Well, I recognised one of the streetnames and knew which bus it was. But it had just left. Besides: you can only pay in cash. I showed him the way to town so he could get some money to pay for the bus.
As I got in the car though, I saw this young man dragging this suitcase behind him and I called him to me: put the case in the car, I might as well drop you off there! He was very happy, because it meant getting much closer to where he needed to be, without too much effort. As we drove along, he told me he lived in Northern Norway, but was originally from Egypt and was going to study in Haugesund for the summer. He never told me what, because I told him I was from the Netherlands and he immediately told me he had family there!
I asked him where and as he explained where, I told him I knew exactly where that was, since my family doesn't live that far off and in fact, I had lived on the other side of the town he meant! As I dropped him off close to where he should be, he gave me a hand, thanked me profusely and was on his merry way.
The world is getting smaller by the day isn't it?
Your visitor was so lucky to have bumped into you. How kind to give a stranger a lift but what a surprise to find a link between the two of you.
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteFirstly, how wonderful you had the instinct to trust a total stranger - rare that we can do this in current 'climes'; and secondly - the reward was a connection across culture, border and time. Truly a global village... YAM xx
He only wanted some help! And I had help to give at that point. More often than not however, I will not offer. Because I don't trust a look or a gesture. They may be perfectly harmless as well. Mind you, you invited a perfect stranger (albeit known from the www) into your home for several days. I might have been an axe-murderer!!
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Delete.... yeeessssss.... but I saw the size of your case. It would have had to have been a mighty small axe!!! &*> xx
Ah, but even mighty small axes can do some damage to your neckline though!! ;)
DeleteSuch a caring gesture. I think the worst part of the current 'climes', as YAM stated, is society has lost trust or faith in each other. Kudo's to YAM and you for having faith in each other. From that a beautiful friend ship has grown and I am now inspired to write a haiku about friendship.
ReplyDeleteAlways glad to inspire.
DeleteI have always had luck with my 'blogfriends'. All very nice people in real life as well.
Those kind of chance encounters are fun. It was made possible by your generosity.
ReplyDeleteI always love "small world" stories! And you also did your good deed for the day. Yay!
ReplyDeleteSo you are helping tourists too ! Indeed the world is small !
ReplyDeleteSo true and how nice of you to help him out!
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