I was fingerprinting people today when I witnessed something that really warmed my heart. There was a man who came in with his newborn baby. Really, that baby could not have been more than a month old. He was carrying the baby on his shoulder and the baby was asleep. Since I needed to fingerprint him, he needed to put the baby down. Instead of setting the baby down by the window, he turned to the stranger behind him, didn't say a word, and just handed his newborn over. The lady didn't say anything in return and just took the baby and held him while his daddy was busy.
The amazing part of this is that those two adults did not know each other at all. He was in need and she was willing to help out. He was not worried that she would run off with his baby or harm him in any way. It was a complete "I trust you to hold my baby" even though he didn't know her. I was absolutely amazed. I made sure to work quickly with the gentleman so he could get his baby and made sure to thank the random lady standing behind him for assisting. She acted like it was no big deal, as if she's done this for many people before. The trust there was fantastic.
This is not something we would see in the states, and I think that is what saddens me now. We are always so worried that someone might take our kids or run off with our belongings that there isn't 100% trust there. I understand why things are that way, but it is still a little sad.
Watching that interaction today completely made my day....it was only 2 minutes of my day, but it put a smile on my face. I need to be more proactive in helping others! What a great example they were.
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