Its happy little things like this that keep us going!
Gift of Happiness Director, Eddie Haworth arrived at the charity shop located in a poor part of Bangkok’s urban metropolises today. He was soon asked by the lady selling street food next door if we had any eye glasses for sale?
It just so happens, we found some used glasses while clearing the rooms of a dearly departed friend who died by accident earlier this year. Eddie also had his own eyes checked recently and now has new prescription glasses. So we actually had about a dozen pairs of old specks ready to go to the poor on our next trip up to the North of Thailand.
Eddie decided to take all the glasses outside to show the street traders and other locals this small collection of old eye pieces. He was quickly surrounded by people asking how much for these much needed cast-offs?
That’s when he made an executive decision to give away all the glasses to the people knowing that they probably couldn’t afford to pay too much, and anyway, why not be a bit charitable to those in need around him.
That’s when Eddie got that “Warm Fuzzy Feeling”
The whole community of poor people who needed the glasses were absolutely delighted to receive these small but important gifts. And as they went away happy with their newfound eye-sight, the food seller and a laundry shop nearby, quietly insisted on giving Eddie a couple of hundred Baht on behalf of the community.
Gift of Happiness Director, Eddie Haworth arrived at the charity shop located in a poor part of Bangkok’s urban metropolises today. He was soon asked by the lady selling street food next door if we had any eye glasses for sale?
It just so happens, we found some used glasses while clearing the rooms of a dearly departed friend who died by accident earlier this year. Eddie also had his own eyes checked recently and now has new prescription glasses. So we actually had about a dozen pairs of old specks ready to go to the poor on our next trip up to the North of Thailand.
Eddie decided to take all the glasses outside to show the street traders and other locals this small collection of old eye pieces. He was quickly surrounded by people asking how much for these much needed cast-offs?
That’s when he made an executive decision to give away all the glasses to the people knowing that they probably couldn’t afford to pay too much, and anyway, why not be a bit charitable to those in need around him.
That’s when Eddie got that “Warm Fuzzy Feeling”
The whole community of poor people who needed the glasses were absolutely delighted to receive these small but important gifts. And as they went away happy with their newfound eye-sight, the food seller and a laundry shop nearby, quietly insisted on giving Eddie a couple of hundred Baht on behalf of the community.
“It’s a real joy to live and work among such genuinely warm hearted people despite being surrounded by so much poverty through much of my other work at the charity”.
Mr. Edward Haworth - Founder/Director - Gift of Happiness Foundation
Mr. Edward Haworth - Founder/Director - Gift of Happiness Foundation
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