Right before the real estate depression hit a few years ago, I sold my condo to move to a larger one where I could have a retirement office and it would be a little more conveniently located.

The people who bought my unit were two of the sweetest, most adorable senior lovebirds, who had met at church, recently retired and had just married. They were a most likeable couple who were finding happiness late in life.

They loved my condo and wanted to buy a lot of the furniture I wasn’t taking with me. During escrow, they called a few times to ask if they could just come and sit in the living room for a while.

So, I moved out and they moved in. A few weeks later I got a call from Mrs. Pissaro and I thought, “oh God, what’s wrong?”

Mrs. Pissaro said, “Did you by any chance leave some money in the desk you left?” Now, how do you answer that kind of question? It seems obvious I must have, but I sure didn’t remember doing it.

After a bit of fencing, it finally come out that she had found $2,000 in the desk and if I could come by she would be happy to give it to me. Now, you ask, what were you doing with that much cash in your home? It’s a long story, but basically I kept it there because, on occasion, I or someone else from the office had to travel on short notice for business or family emergencies.

It was all hard to believe, but I did go by to retrieve the money and thank her as profusely as possible. I insisted she take $500 to give to her church. She got all teary-eyed and couldn’t stop hugging me. I wanted to hug her for her unbelievable honesty.

We don’t meet or interact with these kinds of people very often, but it warms your soul to know there are some wonderful people in this world with integrity and compassion. Knowing this really keeps your faith up and at the same time challenges you to ask if you’ve been as outgoing to others as you could be.

As we observe the fraying of the value system all around us, as well as the warring factions all around the world, you have to believe there is hope there are enough good people to win out.

What do you think?

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