Act of Kindness: Man Surprises Guard with Flowers, Gifts, Money
- A man surprised a guard with flowers, gifts and money from a store, moments after she took care of his car
- In a video shared online, the man is seen asking the guard what she would like to get from the store
- He is then seen returning with a kidney pie, some flowers, and a trolley full of groceries and handing her some money
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A South African philanthropist BI Phakathi has inspired the online community in a video he shared, showing his act of kindness.
Source: UGC
Phakathi was seen gifting a guard outside a shop, moments after the female guard took care of his car.
In the video, he is seen asking her what she would like from the store.
Bouquet of flowers
The philanthropist popped into the shop and is seen returning to the lady with a kidney pie, a bouquet of flowers and a trolley full of groceries.
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The lady was surprised at Phakathi's action as he handed her the gifts with R1 000 (over KSh 7209.65).
Phakathi captioned the post:
“Car guard got surprised.”
The move got to the nerve of online users and TUKO.co.ke sampled some of their reactions.
Emihlempambaniso shared:
“Not me drowning in tears. Her reaction says it all."
user8658505679621 responded:
“Mr Phakathi for president.”
Cyzwemkhize said:
“...God bless you.”
user9090097353916 replied:
“May God increase where it's coming from. Amen.”
BI Phakathi takes a homeless lady to lunch
In a related story, TUKO.co.ke reported that Phakathi took a homeless lady to lunch.
The September 2021 event saw the philanthropist meet a woman who lived in a shelter next to the road and took her to lunch.
The woman, identified as Jenny, said she got a job as a cleaner where she got paid KSh 2,709; however, she no longer has the job.
He gave the lady some cash to buy clothes and a phone as she thanked him.
“From the bottom of my heart, I say thank you.” she said.
The action wowed the online community with many thanking him for helping the needy.
@Brenda De Klerk said:
“Wow dearest BI angel. This one I'm glued to. This is proactive. Let's see how God works.”
@Jong Dioticio said:
“You are truly awesome BI. A wingless angel for many.”
The man has been going helping the needy. In April 2021, he blessed a homeless woman with KSh 14,000.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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