I had a similar one. I was working in Rio de Janeiro, here in Brazil and money was really really tight back then. I would fly from Rio back to my city where my

I had a similar one. I was working in Rio de Janeiro, here in Brazil and money was really really tight back then. I would fly from Rio back to my city where my girlfriend is every other week. So sure enough I got into a taxi cab and asked him to drive me to the airport, but make a stop at an ATM. When I went to withdraw the money for the cab, I noticed my payment didn't go through, it was still pending. I was desperate, didn't know what to do. I kid you not, the guy withdrawing money from the ATM next to me somehow managed to notice my despair and got a chunk of money bills out of his pocket and said: "how much do you need?". I think I just stared back at him for a minute or so. "What?", I replied. He told me that one day I'd have the opportunity to do the same for another person. I always remember this and always help strangers any time I can. And I realized that we are the ones that gain the most when we help. EDIT: somehow somehow