I was working at a fast-food restaurant one day when I saw a woman had left her Louis Vuitton purse on a table.
When I realized she wouldn’t be returning after twenty minutes of waiting, I made the decision to take the bag to the lost and found. I just put it there and resumed my work without taking a peek inside.
The luggage was still unclaimed after a month. In passing, my manager said, “Hey, it’s been a month…Would you like that bag?
After giving it some thought, I decided to go to the rear and get it. When I eventually made the decision to open it, I was shocked to see that it was completely empty save for one piece of paper.
“To the girl who needed a new purse during the holidays” was written in hand on the paper, which was a receipt.
Upon careful inspection of the receipt, I discovered that the bag had cost $1,700! Whoever the woman was, it appeared,
She had planned a random act of generosity all along, leaving this bag for someone in greater need.
I kept the revelation to myself as I carefully put my items into the suitcase and headed home. That purse evolved from a stylish accessory to more than that;
It made me feel a little more confident and helped me appear more put together during job interviews.
The bag is still with me today. It serves as a treasured memento of my less fortunate days.
More significantly,