Small kindness does not only impact the receiver of the good deed but also the giver.
Meet Monet
Monet van Deventer from Cape Town, South Africa pulled up into a gas station to fill up but things didn’t go according to plan.
Her Realization
While her tank was being filled up, she realized she didn’t have cash, cards, or any form of payment to get gas with and she seemed totally out of luck.
Meeting Nkosikho
Eventually, a gas attendant named Nkosikho Mbele walked up to wash her windows. Monet said, “I had this strange feeling that I forgot my card. I then started looking for it, and while I was searching, Nkosikho started washing my windows.”
She Admitted Her Situation
Monet added, “I said to him, thanks for washing my windows but I can’t put petrol in today. He seemed stressed and shocked because he was looking at my fuel needle which was already in the red.”
Nkosikho Got Concerned
Nkosikho knew that he couldn’t let Monet head out with her tank nearly empty with no money on her because things could get dangerous while driving.
So He Made A Deal
Monet said, “He said to me, ‘ma’am, you can’t run out of petrol on the N2.’ And he said, ‘I’ll pay R100 and whenever you are near again you can just give me back my R100.”
Giving Back
Monet acknowledges that Nkosikho practically saved her life, so she decided to do something for him by writing on a fundraiser page for him that says, “His 2 children, mom and brother lives with him in Khayelitsha and he will really benefit from any donations.”
8 Years’ Worth
In the end, the fundraiser was able to earn enough money to pay Nkosikho’s salary for 8 years with a total of $94,000.
