2 weeks ago, on a cold Wednesday night, I was travelling on the Heiman Bus from New York to Montreal, Canada.
As I was getting settled in for my long ride (and night) ahead and found a place for all my bags, I spotted a young man from the Heiman’s staff coming around to start collecting the fares for the bus ride.
He stopped by a young Yeshivah bochur, sitting close to the front of the bus, and there seemed to be an issue.
The man collecting the money was not moving forward.
Like many others just hoping to get back home as soon as possible, I started to get annoyed. Thoughts were crossing my mind, “Why can’t people just have their money ready, you knew you were coming on Heiman’s. No?!” and “We have a long trip ahead, let’s just start the ride!”
Across the aisle (men and women sit separately), I noticed a Lubavitch-looking girl also eyeing the scene.
As I was about to share my frustration, she turned to the bochur and offered to help him pay. And without waiting for an answer, she opened her wallet and paid for his fare.
When the bochur thanked her and asked for an address to return the money, her response was “No, don’t worry. It’s fine.”
The bochur tried again to find a way to repay the amount, and she said: “Please, it’s really fine! It’s just one good deed. Let’s all just continue the chain and do more.”
I was so taken aback by what I had just seen.
When we stopped at the Canadian Customs and Border Control, I took the opportunity to ask her if she knew the bochur or was a relative.
Her answer was: “No, and that’s not a reason not to help him.”
I didn’t ask for her name, but I have no doubt she reads COLlive, so I would like to thank you because you really had a positive effect on my life. That story continues to play in my mind on a daily basis.
B’ezras Hashem, I will be continuing the chain of goodness and kindness and call on everyone else, if an opportunity comes your way, to help someone.
With all these good deeds, may we merit to see Moshiach NOW!
Je suis vraiment impressionné de l’attitude de cette fille,et puis je vous remercie d’avoir publié cette anecdote
Who says only bad news makes news? Thanks for posting!
I think its 120 return? & 65 one way…….cdn. somewhere around there…….. theres no competition!!!
if a boy who cpuldnt even pull his bus fare together asked me for my address or number, i would also not give it to him
that is really nice..and cute!
This should be posted to Partners in Kindness or a Tradition of Kindness. Sites are run by Shmuel Greenbaum, in memory of his wife.
Goodness is contagious! Let’s keep it happening…
…just curious – what makes a Lubavitch-looking girl? I presume very tzinusdik, with a smile for all, and probably doing mivtzoim! Kol Hakavod
may the chain of good deeds continue that will lead to the ultimite geulah!! יישר כח
how much is a ticket on this bus?
There are people in this world who look at the world as a cup that is half full (positively), and unfortunately there are those who have a hard time seeing it that way, and will mostly perceive the cup as half empty (seeing and bringing out the negative). At least most of the comments are positive, B”H, and let’s just hope this 1 comment will be bottel b’shishim. All in all, very inspired by this girls quick actions of thinking of someone else before herself. It’s nice to hear also all the little other stories other people have posted, and… Read more »
Why is it that even when there is a good-news story on COLLIVE that there must be at least one negative / put-down comment?
Dovid
your my sister and i love you for always showing the right way!! your the best!!!! you did it with a smile and you did not even think it was a big deal!! you are really the most amazing person!
yeh it should be the norm, but in this dark world, most ppl are thinking about themselves, and they could buy another pair of shoes with that money!!! wow, i hope to continue the chain today..
I’m so impressed with that girl !
May she be zoche to have all the Brochos , Mazel & Nachas she so deserves !
so often we see similar events .lets not turn away, but act with generosity and warmth if we can help to increase good responses amongst strangers.
left my brand new leather gorg gloves at an intrsting corner selling their wares somewhere in manhattan(next to soho) i bough t a few bangles there…i had their card and called them up(a jamaican guy and his mother)they took my adress all the way out in a diff state and send me the gloves in the mail! !i askd her for an adress to pay her the postage etc they were very happy to help and didnt let me worry about it!..i try to remember the “kal vachomer” for us jews all the time and to break free of that… Read more »
wow, so beautiful!!
Bochurim are constantly doing countless selfless acts of goodness and kindness. just noone makes a big “shtink” out of it cuz its the norm. girls on the other hand……..
MOSHIACH IS COMING!!!!! I’YH, SOON….WE SO NEED HIM NOW, PLEASE, PLEASE
It happened to me… I forgot my wallet at home… On the train, when I started to explain to the conductor, a chineese woman in front of me just turned around and gave me 5 dollars. I was shocked but did not have any choice but to take the money. She refused with a smile to give me her name or address to send her a check. The world is ready… So we are. My problem is that I did not understand how important is to share.
articles like this should be posted more often!
We all should do the same.
I was very inspired
Collive!!!
“ubizecus nushim nigalu”
Thanks for sharing the story. It made my day and reminded me too what to strive for. The girls kindness is inspirational and your kindness to pass on the story was too.
Finally a positive discussion on a Lubavitch website and not something degrading each other..let the good chain continue…
i agree with #12
give money nice impressing
i was toched
nice
I witness acts like this all the time. This should be the norm, NOT the exception. Thanks for posting POSITIVE news. Glad to see that it’s okay for a girl to help a boy, even though they are not “connected” in any way. More “up” stories like this, please!!
this is beautiful, maybe we continue the chain.
and may you blessed, to ahve insipired so many others.
REAL shlichus. sometimes, we just so a act of kindness and we don’t know how far it goes – this is just a proof.
M, its so natural for u !! thanks for inspiring others!!
I’m so inspired by this story and by the effect it’s had. I’ve decided to start a blog to feature stories like this one. May the merit of the ahavas yisroel we collect bring an immediate yeshua to all the suffering among Klal Yisroel and bring Moshiach Now!
Please consider posting an inspirational story of your own.
Just getting started now.
http://onekinddeed.blogspot.com/
thats how we always are 🙂
what an inspiration! may we all follow her amazing example.
Its so amazing to read this, I feel shud be put all over. Thank you collive for putting this up.
I don’t know who this girl is, but u r very special. And hashem shud repay u for anything you do ten times.
And may the chain continue as u said, and we see the final geulah, please whoever read this article take on to do something good, and continue the chain.
Thankyou for inspiring me and my family.
The same thing happoend to me at the central jerusalem bus station at 12am a few months ago, I got on the #`160 the lat bus to chevron at night and handed the driver my “cartis hemshich” my bus transfer, he tells me the ticket expired (by like 10 minutes) and tough luck on me.. I had no cash.. i asked if he could wait 2 minutes while I ran to the ATM.. no dice.. I was so incredibly mad when some girl took out her wallet to pay, I asked her how I could pay her back but she… Read more »
BEAUTIFUL
Finally a beautiful story without any politics.
more stories like these should be posted… that would send the right message.
Its really true!! Typical m….!! I love u… Keeping being the amazing u, u inspired me 2!
There is no site like yours. Open forum for open discussion.
Thank you.
thanks for posting!
It is random acts of kindness like this, that will bring the random coming of Moshiach Now!
One act of kindness leads to another. Ahavas yisrael to the full extent.
col thanks for posting
chaim fogelman
moshiach now!
may she be zoche to get a great Shiduch, as she deserves
Pay It Forward! Moshiach will be here very very soon!!
Thanks for sharing. Acts like these ought to be celebrated, especially in the dark world we live in.
allwayes helping!!!
It is true, i saw it, it was my friend! she did it with out a blink of a eye ….
thanks for sharing… i’m going tot try and do a good thing today for someone as well bc of her! i guess the chain of good-deeds that the girl wanted, is actually happening…
Thats so nice may we all continue the chain ..
for taking the time to write. You inspired me to also continue this chain of giving and helping