My son and I recently went shopping at several different stores. After spending several hours, and dollars, we were getting ready to head home when there was a sudden outburst, "my wallet, do you have my wallet Ma?" Ah, my genius son, who can be a little flakey, had lost his wallet. He had $50, a movie gift card, his learners permit - and probably a condom in there. It was no where to be found. We checked the car, went to every store we had visited, retraced our steps, checked dressing rooms and left his number with every cashier that would talk to him. Nothing. He swore he was pick-pocketed - surely it was TAKEN FROM him - not lost BY HIM.
Funny, the learning process, he actually thought I might replace his $50 dollars - yes, after we had spend several hundred on him! Life lessons, responsibility - they have got to learn. He was so angry, at the stranger "who had his things" and in fairness, at himself for being clumsy with his own belongs.
A few days had past and he asked about looking into another permit from the DMV. I suggested he go online to look into it and we would get it taken care of when time allowed. As he was turning the computer on my younger teen came running in, "a package came in the mail for Ryan!" He raced over, excited, maybe somebody randomly decided to send him paintball items from Craig's List. Nope - it wasn't junk mail - that's right, it was his wallet with a little note: "Ryan, I found this in the Kolh's parking lot over the weekend and wanted to make sure you got it back. Please call me and let me know that you received it."
WOW - that was the last thing we expected! Somebody did the right thing! Ryan had actually laughed at me when I had suggested that MAYBE - maybe somebody would return it.
He was so happy and surpised.
I felt such gratitude for this, not only because my son had gotten his wallet, and all of the items in it back, but because this had taught him something he would proabably remember forever. He was on the receiving end of a stranger showing a random act of kindness. This had turned his doubtful mind from all the negtive things that could have happened to his wallet into something fantastic... the wheels were turning - would he return a wallet if he had found one? Well - if I knew he found it he would have... but NOW - I wouldn't have to know, he WOULD do this same thing for somebody else now without question.
Thank you stranger, Cheryl, for teaching my son this valuable life lesson - and doing the right thing!
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