did you receive help from unexpected sources?
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
May 12, 2020 4:40am CST
my neighbor has been applying for new teaching contracts overseas and his savings from his last contract has been depleted.
when the government distributed financial aid last week, all of his siblings received money, except him.
he was surprised that while chatting with some of his former students overseas, some of them said they'll send him money in whatever amount he needs. his former students are business owners now.
it's ironic, he said, that help came from another country, not from the family he lives with. i mean his siblings could have given him even just 500 pesos (10 US dollars) each from the financial aid they received to help him.
were you ever surprised to receive help from someone you did not expect, even though you never asked for it?
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19 responses
@Hannihar (129508)
• Israel
12 May 20
@hereandthere
Why didn't he receive any money? That is too much they did not want to help one of their own. Yes, I have received help from someone I did not expect to get it from or someone that offered to help.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
12 May 20
i too wonder why they couldn't spare him a small amount.
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@Shivram59 (31910)
• India
9 Dec 20
@hereandthere Yes,it happened once with me.I stayed at a hotel in Kolkata. On the day I had to check out,I went to the counter and was shocked to realise someone had picked my pocket.I had forgotten my credit card back at home and all the cash I had was stolen.The man at the counter was asking me for payment and I didn't have any money in my pocket.Suddenly a young man who was sitting on a sofa came to me and said,""Don't worry.I'll pay your bill."He paid my bills.I did not know him.Nor did he live in my town.Why did he help me?? I payed him back later,and now we are close friends.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
9 Dec 20
what a wonderful story! thanks for sharing it!
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
10 Dec 20
@Shivram59 how nice. do you have to travel far to each other's place?
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@Shivram59 (31910)
• India
9 Dec 20
@hereandthere Good,helpful persons are still here in our world.Sometimes God sends them to help us when we really and badly need help. Last year that gentleman accepted my invitation to join us on my mother's birthday.Now it's my turn to attend his sister's wedding in June next year.
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@bestie (3272)
• Philippines
12 May 20
I did. It was way back 2018 when I was hospitalized and need to undergo multiple surgeries,it was really unexpected coz no one really knows my condition except for my family members and that I did not ask for any help at all.But I was surprised upon waking up in my hospital bed,my classmates from grade school to college come to visit me and offer help giving me cash aids
. It was really a big amount that no words can express my gratitude to them. More with the amount,they also provide food and hospital supplies for me
. It was way back 2018 when I was hospitalized and need to undergo multiple surgeries,it was really unexpected coz no one really knows my condition except for my family members and that I did not ask for any help at all.But I was surprised upon waking up in my hospital bed,my classmates from grade school to college come to visit me and offer help giving me cash aids. It was really a big amount that no words can express my gratitude to them. More with the amount,they also provide food and hospital supplies for me1 person likes this
@bestie (3272)
• Philippines
14 May 20
@hereandthere I was hospitalized 3 tyms in one year and my 3rd hospitalization took a month and a half.I spent my first christmas in the hospital then.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 May 20
@bestie of that would be so challenging financially, physically and emotionally
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
14 May 20
wow, what a great story! how many days were you in the hospital?
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@much2say (53945)
• Los Angeles, California
17 May 20
How wonderful for your neighbor - he had some thoughtful and generous former students who were in a position to help him now. I can't think when I've ever received surprise help . . . I often don't let on to anyone that I need help.
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@much2say (53945)
• Los Angeles, California
18 May 20
@hereandthere That is so true!
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
18 May 20
it's easier to help than ask for help
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@Tampa_girl7 (49070)
• United States
26 May 20
God has been very good to us and we have been blessed by others when we didn’t expect it.
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@YrNemo (20261)
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14 May 20
I am thinking hard here 
. I remembered one certain dark period of my life, when I least expected it, my sister suddenly appeared like an angel, came to help me getting rid of my horrible irises (which took over our property at the time). The funny thing is, she has never been a strong woman, but she did it successfully.
. I remembered one certain dark period of my life, when I least expected it, my sister suddenly appeared like an angel, came to help me getting rid of my horrible irises (which took over our property at the time). The funny thing is, she has never been a strong woman, but she did it successfully. 1 person likes this
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 May 20
@YrNemo i guess we all have hidden superpowers when the situation calls for it
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@YrNemo (20261)
•
15 May 20
@hereandthere extra surprising when I tried for three years, but couldn't do the task, even with my husband's help. Those irises grew wild. But when my husband got very sick that time, my sister came and steadily removed them all in two days while I watched in awe. She was amazing.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 May 20
it turns out they are now business owners, since the schools he taught were international schools so i guess it's safe to assume the students came from families who could afford it.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16542)
• China
9 Jun 20
Fortunately his former students were generous to him and turned up trumps !
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
10 Jun 20
yes, because their have their own businesses now
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@jobelbojel (34730)
• Philippines
14 May 20
The siblings could have shelf out money from the financial help they received. My uncle received money and my sister and father did not. I understood with my father because we (his children) to help out but my sister needs it because her husband's company closed out.
Yesterday, I received financial assistance from SSS.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
14 May 20
exactly. what's 500 if you received, for example, 5000 or more?
it's really hard to understand how some people are qualified while some are not.
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@jobelbojel (34730)
• Philippines
29 Jun 20
@hereandthere did I say shelf out , no that was typo. Lol.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
12 May 20
we were surprised to receive relief goods (rice, etc). we thought only those severely affected will be given
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@LadyDuck (458711)
• Switzerland
12 May 20
@hereandthere Relief goods are only delivered to those in need.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
17 May 20
@hereandthere I think so. It works very well for us
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
12 May 20
We have had no help from anyone
Which surprises me as my wife is in a very high risk group
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 May 20
it's perplexing here, too, how they determine who does and who doesn't get aid.
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
12 May 20
Still now I don't get any help like this..
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
12 May 20
sometimes it's good because you learn to be resourceful and rely on yourself
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
12 May 20
@hereandthere yes some times it helps a lot..
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 May 20
I wonder why he didnt get money from the goverment
@JudyEv (326101)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 20
It's a bit of a shame if his family didn't think to help him a little bit. We have received gifts from time to time that were entirely unexpected.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
13 May 20
So sad because his siblings did not shared some money with him.
