New York cabby restores faith
28th August 1997, Page 22
28th August 1997
Page 22
Page 22, 28th August 1997
— New York cabby restores faith
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0 ust when you have come to the conclusion that your fellow men are nothing but a bunch of low-lifers who would sell their granny to pay for their next scratch card, along comes someone to prove you wrong.
A New York taxi driver, Mr Qurbe Tirmizi, returned $33,000 to an elderly woman who had left her life savings in the back of his cab. To compound his good deed, Mr Tirmizi refused a reward when he told the grateful woman: "All I need is your blessing." I have to say, my heart was well and truly warmed. This has almost restored my faith in humankind.