Freddy returned the money and in exchange asked for a pair of shoes and food to take to his mother. Read the story of the young Colombian with a kind heart here.
There are times when the destiny tests ussets a trap for us to see what we are really made of. Meet money in the trash It may not always happen, but what happens if someone comes to claim it?
Freddya poor young man from a poor neighborhood in Colombia had to take that difficult decision when he came across a large sum of money while collecting trash. Read his story below.
The story of Freddy López, the garbage man who found 18 million pesos and returned them to their owner
The story was recorded in Soledad, a municipality in the department of Atlántico, Colombia, in 2002. One fine day, Shanghai, as it is known Freddy, 33 years oldhe spent his time going around the town collecting cardboard, as he does regularly. He arrived like every day at La Estrella granary to look for recyclable material among the rubbish.
His mother, Flor María Cera, remembers that it was 11 in the morning when Freddy He came home happy shouting with his bag old woman crossed on her shoulder, and showed her a box full of billsHer surprise was even greater when her daughter looked at a 10 thousand pesos bill and confirmed that they were of good quality.
Not even 30 minutes had passed when at the door of the house, located in the La María neighborhood, in the old town of Soledad, was José Mojica, the owner of a business close to where Freddy had found the “treasure”, who was asking about it. He explained to them that The box was his and it had 18 million pesos.
Everyone looked at him in great astonishment and could not believe that The dream of becoming millionaires was fading away in a few minutes. But fortunately for them, Mojica gave them two million pesos in recognition.
Freddy and his mother are sure that they did the right thing and even though they did not receive the pair of shoes and food, that is enough for them while they wait for the stroke of luck that will take the family out of poverty.
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