Netizen Alakarte Gonzales shared an inspiring story about a taxi driver through a post.
ALAKARTE – Facebook user Alakarte Gonzales shared an inspiring story about a taxi driver through a post on his social media account.
The social media is not only a home to lots of serious news reports about the political arena or updates about the lives of famous personalities in the field of show business. There are also lots of inspiring stories that circulate on the platform.
Recently, one netizen shared the inspiring story about a thoughtful taxi driver who went inside the store early in the morning and looked for a gift wrapper.
According to the post of netizen Alakarte Gonzales in his Facebook account, it was around 5:46 in the morning when the driver went inside the store and asked Gonzales if they have a gift wrapper.
The man smiled when Gonzales told him that they have no gift wrapper but they have paper bags. He then affirmed to Gonzales that he would buy it later. He then bought a hotdog, cobra, and a ballpen based on the post.
The driver wanted to go to the dining area but Gonzales has not yet cleaned the place so instead, Gonzales gave him a chair which was fine with him. The post further stated that the driver went to the counter and borrowed for a stapler.
Gonzales expressed in his post that the man wrote ‘Happy Birthday’ on a greeting card and something private on a bond paper. Gonzales asked the driver if it is his child who has a birthday while the man is eating the foods that he has bought.
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The driver responded that his wife is the one who’s celebrating her birthday. Gonzales further narrated in his post that the driver took a plastic bag from his taxi right after he finished his food and then he wrote again when he went back.
Gonzales stated that he could really see the happiness in the eyes of the taxi driver while he was writing. When he finished writing, he placed it in an envelope together with their photo and placed it inside the paper bag.
The taxi driver then opened the plastic bag and took the matching clothes then folded it as stated by Gonzales. He even asked Gonzales if it is really visible that he got it from Divisoria.
Gonzales responded to the man that it is not important as to where he bought it and how much is it. Gonzales then recognized his effort considering his age.
The post went viral on the social media and has already reached more than twenty thousand eight hundred shares. Lots of netizens as well have praised the driver for what he showed.
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