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This Is The Most Powerful Story I Have Read This Year by Nobody: 8:07pm On Aug 15, 2015
This is one of those stories that restores your faith in humanity and teaches the importance of giving and being kind to others. Please read below…

Tim Young and Paul Hullings (pictured above) from New Jersey are hearty firefighters that live for their work. They once worked tirelessly for 12 hours to clear out a fire. After which, being completely exhausted, they went to a diner around 6 am to request the strongest cup of coffee the diner could muster.

Their waitress that day was Liz Woodward and she just happened to overhear the two firefighters discussing their tiresome battle. Eventually, when Tim and Paul went to pay, they were quite surprised. Instead of their bill, they were given this message.

[img]http://3.bp..com/-awF8UkP9LBc/Vc8fscTxMFI/AAAAAAAGPng/j2sFxWArN0g/s640/d4ad65c9565d378907712026fdc2d03f.jpg[/img]

As Tim and Paul read this message, their eyes fill up with tears. They thank the kind waitress for her warm gesture. Then Tim went on Facebook to recount the event :

“Such a selfless and kind act. I definitely urge my friends to make a trip out and support the business, and if Liz happens to be your waitress, tip big.


[img]http://4.bp..com/-lK6uh7UZLuI/Vc8fw8_ydAI/AAAAAAAGPno/Qh6t-v12UA0/s400/1bce4c19605921c23ca794fef132ff74.jpg[/img]

But the story doesn’t end there! The firefighter was told by someone on the Facebook post that Liz’s father, Steve, is quadriplegic and has been paralyzed for 5 years and that Liz set up a donation page a few months earlier to fund a wheelchair accessible vehicle so that she can take her father places.

Tim then urged people on Facebook and his colleagues to donate to Liz’s crowd-fund : “Turns out, the young lady who gave us a free meal is really the one that could use the help…”

[img]http://3.bp..com/-AFS37RS57Nk/Vc8fxS5M93I/AAAAAAAGPns/uugrhM3DLVk/s1600/91185d4d35e1a69842538dc226edb215.jpg[/img][img]http://3.bp..com/-AFS37RS57Nk/Vc8fxS5M93I/AAAAAAAGPns/uugrhM3DLVk/s1600/91185d4d35e1a69842538dc226edb215.jpg[/img]

Then the unbelievable happened: within a few days, she had gathered more than $70,000 – far more than the $17,000 needed for a wheelchair accessible van! Liz and her family couldn’t be more grateful to the two firemen.

“All I did was pay for their breakfast. I didn’t expect anything more than a smile,” says the waitress “It goes to show that you just have to be kind to each other and that even the smallest gesture can change a life.”

[img]http://2.bp..com/-UYhMCdmmS_8/Vc8fxjKb9CI/AAAAAAAGPn4/SVPRvfW9jYs/s1600/6c78012e357c367506b4edc51e722c2a.jpg[/img]

Liz (in red) with her dad, siblings and the fire fighters who changed her life.


Can this happen in Nigeria? Do we still believe in Humanity? Do we still believe in giving for the sake of it, and not expect something in return?
Re: This Is The Most Powerful Story I Have Read This Year by Mbkite(m): 8:08pm On Aug 15, 2015
Ok
Re: This Is The Most Powerful Story I Have Read This Year by benedictnsi(m): 8:11pm On Aug 15, 2015
FP things abi
Re: This Is The Most Powerful Story I Have Read This Year by kamair237(m): 8:12pm On Aug 15, 2015
copy and paste


LIB!!!
Re: This Is The Most Powerful Story I Have Read This Year by agarawu23(m): 8:12pm On Aug 15, 2015
learn to be kind to ppl.....
Re: This Is The Most Powerful Story I Have Read This Year by Abugab(m): 8:17pm On Aug 15, 2015
This is what humanity is all about.
Live and let's live.
Thumbs up to the fire men for serving humanity and acknowledging a kind gesture.
Re: This Is The Most Powerful Story I Have Read This Year by mikolo80: 10:36pm On Aug 15, 2015
shachris:
This is one of those stories that restores your faith in humanity and teaches the importance of giving and being kind to others. Please read below…

Tim Young and Paul Hullings (pictured above) from New Jersey are hearty firefighters that live for their work. They once worked tirelessly for 12 hours to clear out a fire. After which, being completely exhausted, they went to a diner around 6 am to request the strongest cup of coffee the diner could muster.

Their waitress that day was Liz Woodward and she just happened to overhear the two firefighters discussing their tiresome battle. Eventually, when Tim and Paul went to pay, they were quite surprised. Instead of their bill, they were given this message.

[img]http://3.bp..com/-awF8UkP9LBc/Vc8fscTxMFI/AAAAAAAGPng/j2sFxWArN0g/s640/d4ad65c9565d378907712026fdc2d03f.jpg[/img]

As Tim and Paul read this message, their eyes fill up with tears. They thank the kind waitress for her warm gesture. Then Tim went on Facebook to recount the event :

“Such a selfless and kind act. I definitely urge my friends to make a trip out and support the business, and if Liz happens to be your waitress, tip big.


[img]http://4.bp..com/-lK6uh7UZLuI/Vc8fw8_ydAI/AAAAAAAGPno/Qh6t-v12UA0/s400/1bce4c19605921c23ca794fef132ff74.jpg[/img]

But the story doesn’t end there! The firefighter was told by someone on the Facebook post that Liz’s father, Steve, is quadriplegic and has been paralyzed for 5 years and that Liz set up a donation page a few months earlier to fund a wheelchair accessible vehicle so that she can take her father places.

Tim then urged people on Facebook and his colleagues to donate to Liz’s crowd-fund : “Turns out, the young lady who gave us a free meal is really the one that could use the help…”

[img]http://3.bp..com/-AFS37RS57Nk/Vc8fxS5M93I/AAAAAAAGPns/uugrhM3DLVk/s1600/91185d4d35e1a69842538dc226edb215.jpg[/img][img]http://3.bp..com/-AFS37RS57Nk/Vc8fxS5M93I/AAAAAAAGPns/uugrhM3DLVk/s1600/91185d4d35e1a69842538dc226edb215.jpg[/img]

Then the unbelievable happened: within a few days, she had gathered more than $70,000 – far more than the $17,000 needed for a wheelchair accessible van! Liz and her family couldn’t be more grateful to the two firemen.

“All I did was pay for their breakfast. I didn’t expect anything more than a smile,” says the waitress “It goes to show that you just have to be kind to each other and that even the smallest gesture can change a life.”

[img]http://2.bp..com/-UYhMCdmmS_8/Vc8fxjKb9CI/AAAAAAAGPn4/SVPRvfW9jYs/s1600/6c78012e357c367506b4edc51e722c2a.jpg[/img]

Liz (in red) with her dad, siblings and the fire fighters who changed her life.


Can this happen in Nigeria? Do we still believe in Humanity? Do we still believe in giving for the sake of it, and not expect something in return?
yes,yes we do. have seen and experienced Nigerians kindness many times
it's these few ppl that make one want to take one for the team

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