MAN FINDS $500 STUCK IN THE LOCAL ATM AND DECIDES TO UTILIZE IT IN A WAY THAT STUNS THE TOWN
Today’s generation can live and die for money. Everyone wants a luxurious life and most of them don’t want to put any effort to acquire the same. There is often a time when our morality is tested and especially when we see an unattended chunk of cash on the street or anywhere. Many people won’t be able to resist and will be tempted to take the money and spend on things that they desire or can’t afford otherwise. A similar incident happened with the protagonist of the story when he finds a large amount of unattended cash stuck inside the ATM. How would he deal with the situation?
Deeds
The world is full of different kinds of people including who feeds and helps the needy whereas the other who even grab the loaf of bread from the poor people without even flinching. Most of the people belong to the latter category and suppose they found a large chunk of unattended cash stuck in the ATM what do you expect them to do?
Beginning
It was just another day and Bobby had to urgently take out a certain amount of money from the nearby ATM. It was on this obscure visit that he ends up getting the surprise of his life, which surely he wouldn’t be expecting on a Monday morning. So how did this middle-aged man end up getting such an amount of money and what did he do with it?
ATM
It was a Monday morning, so he was expecting a large queue in front of the ATM. But he had to take out money for his personal use urgently. He drove aimlessly for a while, expecting to find an empty ATM but he knew that he wouldn’t be able to find one on a busy morning. So he gave up and stood in the long queue of the ATM in his neighborhood after parking his car aside. How long would he have to wait before his turn comes up?
Standing In A Row
He was having several thoughts in his mind as the queue was so long. He got tired of waiting because the queue was moving with the speed of a snail and he was getting frustrated. He thought it would take him a whole day to make it to his turn. Still, he waited for a while hoping that his number would come soon, which was, of course, was near to impossible. Would he be able to take out the money?
Frustrated
Taking out the money was the last thing Bobby was interested in. He was constantly thinking about all the things he could have been doing rather than standing in the queue to get some handful of money. So when it had been more than an hour and he could barely see the line proceeding he left the place.
Wait
Bobby’s frustration level had exceeded its limit and it was becoming difficult for him to stay there any longer so he took his car and drove to find another ATM in the vicinity. His day had started in such a boring way that he wasn’t expecting any more adventures but fate had some other plans.
Finding Another Machine
He had come out of the queue but somewhere in his mind, he was regretting it because it was a Monday morning and no matter wherever he would go he would encounter a queue. But now as he had come out there was no way going back. He quickly checked his cellphone to find another ATM in the vicinity. Would he be able to find another ATM?
Jumped With Joy
Soon he found another ATM’s location on his phone and drove to the location as fast as he could. When he saw the ATM he jumped with joy as now he didn’t have to wait anymore because the ATM was empty. Now he could take out money and go home peacefully without having to wait in a long queue.
Several Thoughts
As he stepped down from his car, several thoughts were running in his mind. The ATM was empty and the guard there was half-asleep. Bobby was apprehensive regarding the proper functioning of the ATM as he stepped into the booth. He confirmed from the guard if there was any problem or not. When he confirmed that everything was fine he went ahead to withdraw some money.
Surprised
When Bobby was about to insert his card in the machine, he got the surprise of his life. His eyes had become wide because he couldn’t really believe what he saw. He found $500 stuck in the ATM. At first, Bobby thought it was some sort of prank and looked in all the directions for the hidden camera. But when he couldn’t find one, other thoughts started to get heavy on his mind. Who might have left such an amount in the ATM?
Prank Or Not?
When he was confirmed that it wasn’t a prank he thought of letting the guard know because he might have seen someone coming in before him. And when he came out of the booth, the guard was still sleeping. He doubted if he even remembers him getting in the booth let alone know about someone who had come before him. Still, he asked the guard as he came out. Would he be able to give him a correct answer?
Sleepyhead
Bobby tried to wakeup the sleepy guard and asked about the last person who had used the machine, but as expected he knew nothing about the same. He even suggested him to keep the extra money and give a couple of dollars to him. He laughed at the guard loudly and patted his shoulder for suggesting such a deal. There was no doubt what the guard might have done if he had found the money instead of him. But the question remained what would Bobby do with the newly found wealth?
Hands On The Money
This incident was something unexpected by Bobby on a busy morning. Anyone else would have quietly taken away the money. The person would have left the place without even thinking about the owner of the money and what the owner would go through when he would come to know that he/she had lost such a huge amount. Obviously, money can lure anyone. But would it be able to lure Bobby too?
Money
Money is something that makes people go to work every day leaving their comfortable beds. And in this situation, the money itself came in front of Bobby. Everyone becomes a little selfish when it comes to money and there would hardly be any person on the earth who would say no to some extra amount of money in his /her pocket.
Fiddle-Footing
Bobby had just forgotten to take out the money for his personal use for which he had traveled miles. Instead, he fiddle footed around the ATM thinking about what should be done. For a second, he was scared about the consequences of the owner finding the money in his hand just in case he/she turns up looking for it in the ATM. What would he do if the owner caught him red-handed with his/her money in the middle of the street?
The Guard
The guard was continuously proposing him schemes in which he could invest his money and would be safe from the clutches of the higher authorities. The money that he having was quite large so he was sure that he would be questioned about the same. But Bobby was laughing at every idea he was giving to him. What was going on in his mind?
Confusions
Bobby was thinking about all the things in his to-do list that he would have accomplished or bought if this money would have been his. He sat under the tree because he was constantly thinking about what would he do if just in case the owner of the money turned up. He was quite sure that the guard who was giving ideas, would be the first one to blame him for stealing the money. He had no doubts in his mind that the owner might turn up any time because it wasn’t an amount that people would generally forget after misplacing it. What would he do now?
Making Up His Mind
No doubt the amount of money he was holding was a large amount. But this was someone else’s money and not his. He was thinking of the consequences he might suffer due to the money. Obviously, he hadn’t stolen the money from someone forcibly but acquiring the money which wasn’t his wouldn’t be less than stealing. So he stood up with the money and started to walk towards the bank. The guard was little taken aback by his action and was confused about his deeds. What was he going to do with the money?
Going Inside The Bank
Initially, he had come to take out some money for his personal use but after this incident, he had something else on his mind. He went to the receptionist and asked about the manager. Was he planning to deposit it in his own account? What was going on inside the mind of this middle-aged man was a mystery to the guard. He was having headaches imagining all the possibilities that the man could do. What was he really planning to do?
Finding The Manager
He was informed by the receptionist that he wasn’t in his cabin so he had to wait outside for him to come. All the time he was there, he could think of nothing else but about the person who had lost the money. He even thought of going back to the ATM as he thought the person who had lost the money might have turned up to look for the same at the ATM again. Would he go back now?
The Manager
Finally, when the manager came, he stepped inside his office saying that he wanted to have a word with him. The manager grew a little suspicious still he invited him inside the office. What Bobby did next many people wouldn’t even think of doing after having such an amount on their hands. So what did Bobby say to the manager?
Enquiring
Bobby told the whole story without any hesitation, he was quite sure that the person who would have lost his/her money would have gone to the manager to report about the same. He expected him to provide certain details of the last person who might have used the ATM. Would he help Bobby to find the owner?
No Complaint
The manager looked quite blank and said that he hasn’t received any such complaint till now. Bobby was surprised because the amount that he had found was quite large to forget about and how come the owner didn’t come back looking for it. There were several questions that were running in his mind. Would he be able to find answers to his questions?
Helpless
Bobby then thought of the ways through which he could reach the owner and asked the manager to share the information of the last person who would have used the machine. But the manager simply refused to do so as he said that he wasn’t allowed to disclose personal information of the other people. Bobby was surprised as he just wanted to help and the manager wasn’t letting him help. What would he do now?
Leaving The Money
When the manager refused to help him, he was left with no other option than leaving the money with him in the bank. He knew who so ever might have left the money would surely come back to the manager and enquire about the same. So it was the safest option to keep it with the manager if he wasn’t helping to find the owner. Would the manager keep the money?
Surprising Answer
The manager surprised him by saying that he wouldn’t take responsibility for the money. This came as a surprise to him because he expected the manager to help him but he remained rigid and didn’t share any detail about the person and now he had even refused to keep the money till the owner shows up again. Now how would he manage to know who did the money belong to?
Owner
He was clearly frustrated with the behavior of the manager but no matter what he wanted to know about the owner so he tried asking him some questions. But he wasn’t really helpful so he gave up and checked the system to find the details. Though it wasn’t that easy, he somehow managed to find out the owner of the money. Who was the person who had carelessly left such a big amount hanging there on the machine?
Reaching Out
He finally came to know that the money belonged to a 92-year-old woman whose name was Edith. Now he wanted to find her address and give her money back. The manager wasn’t ready to keep the money with him so Bobby asked the manager to give him a call whenever Edith comes to the bank again. Would he be able to reach Edith and give her the money back to her?
The Call
After a few days, the manager called him to say that the old lady has come to the bank. He was happy that the owner had finally turned up and he was determined to give back her the money. He rushed to his car with the money and drove to the bank as fast as he could. When he entered the bank his eyes started to roll in every possible direction to find the old lady.
Disbelief
When he saw the old lady he called out her name loudly and she turned around to see who was the person. Bobby waved his hand to let her know where he was standing. She frowned at him because Bobby was a complete stranger to her. He ran towards her with the large bag held tightly in his hands.
Telling The Truth
Edith was quite nervous too when he approached her and handed her the bag. For a minute, it was difficult for her to understand what was happening, who was the man and why he was giving her the bag. Bobby understood her dilemma and told her that it was her money in the bag. Her eyes glimmered with joy as she took the bag from his hand. This was unbelievable because she couldn’t believe that she got her money back.
Emotions
She couldn’t contain her emotions and tears started to roll down her cheeks. She then told Bobby that she cried the whole night when she came to know that she had lost her money. She was so grateful for him as she was in need of that money urgently and when she realized that she had lost the money, all her hopes were shattered into pieces.
Grateful
She was overwhelmed by his good deeds so she rummaged through her purse and took some money out of it. Bobby couldn’t understand what the old lady was doing as she took his hand in hers and put 20$ on it, he was surprised. Edith told Bobby that she somehow managed to save 20$ in the last month and wanted to give him as a reward. Would he accept the money?
Refused
As expected Bobby refused to take the money and said her smile was the biggest reward he could ever get. This really moved the old lady because she didn’t expect a stranger to be so generous and genuine. She hugged him tightly and he wiped the tears off her wrinkled cheeks.
Donating Money
On his way back, Bobby realized that the old woman was struggling with money and thought of donating her some money to help her financially. So when he reached home and told his wife about the incident she too was happy with her husband’s concern. Bobby straight away called the manager and asked him to donate 500$ to the old woman’s account.
Good Deeds
When Edith reached home, the manager of the bank called her to inform that Bobby had transferred 500$ to her account. She couldn’t believe her ears and thought how could be a man so generous. She was overwhelmed with emotions and couldn’t contain her tears. But that was just the starting. What else was going was there that could bring a huge change in her life?
Invitation
After a few days, Edith gave a call to Bobby and invited him for dinner as he wouldn’t except any reward in return for the generous favor. He readily accepted her offer and asked if he could bring his nephew along with him too. She was delighted to have a young boy in her house and she happily said yes.
Teaching Values
Bobby wanted to teach his nephew the importance of doing good and he couldn’t think of any other way to do so. The old lady was so excited to have them as her guests that she couldn’t keep calm and offered them everything she had in her kitchen. Bobby’s nephew was in awe of his uncle and was determined to be like him in the future.
Ideal Man
For Bobby money wasn’t everything and his actions clearly depicted that and there was no doubt that if there had been any other man he would have silently taken the money without even investigating who was the owner.Whereas Bobby, he was an ideal man and no doubt why his young nephew wanted to be like him. And hopefully, he would become like his uncle because the world needs more men like Bobby. So did the story end here?
Spreading The News
The news spread like a wildfire around the town. As the days passed by, people around the town came to know about the generosity shown by Bobby and how he helped the old lady. So they thought if a person could show such generosity then why couldn’t they? So what did they do for the old woman?
Coming Together
So the people around the town too started to donate some money to the old lady so that she could pay her bills as well as have a comfortable life ahead. These donations helped Edith come out of her miserable condition and she was just grateful for everyone’s help and support. Guess who came forward to help the old lady?
Unexpected Help
While the bank manager collected all the money from the people he too donated some dollars so that it could be summed up to $500 and transferred it to the old lady’s account. The help from Bobby and the other people around the town helped her restore her belief in humanity again.
Edith
At this point in time, it would have been difficult for her to again earn that much amount of money if at all she would have lost it. But luckily she didn’t lose her money instead, she received huge help from people in and around the city which was totally unexpected for her.
Dark Clouds
When she lost her money, she would often worry about how she would pay her bills and buy basic amenities. But now with the generous help that she was getting, it made her happy that the people around her were too helpful. She was thankful to all the people that had come forward to help her come out of her miserable condition.
Back On Track
Soon life came back on track and people got busy with there life again. Bobby’s life had become happier after the incident, he maintained regular contact with the old lady and soon he heard that she was doing good too with the help and support she had been provided by the people and him. Bobby showed the world that doing good to others can give you immense happiness from within that couldn’t be replaced by any material thing in the world.
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