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Published 11:35 IST, June 24th 2024

“Kind Rapido Man”: Rapido Driver Refuses Payment From Injured Intern, Inspires Netizens

Rapido driver’s act of kindness towards injured intern sparks widespread appreciation on Reddit, restoring faith in humanity through small gestures.

Reported by: Digital Desk
Edited by: Garvit Parashar
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The world is filled with people of all types, and bad people dissolve our beliefs in humanity. There will always be a ray of light in the utter darkness, which will be led by good people. And a recent incident has increased belief in the good. You have seen people saying “money is everything,” but for some people, humanity comes first, and a recent Reddit post highlighted this thing where a Rapido captain is getting appreciation from the netizens. 

A Reddit user remembered an incident when she fell while going to her PG from the office and injured herself. One person standing there laughed at her but didn’t come up and offer help.In that situation, she booked a Rapido ride, and the driver arrived in 5 minutes. After looking at her situation with one shoe in her hand, the driver asks her what happened, and she tells him everything, including that she is doing an internship on the journey. 

She wrote, “That was weird. Anyway, I had no other choice but to book a Rapido and see if I can get back soon because walking was no longer an option. Luckily I got a captain who came within 5 mins."

Check out the post:

"He saw me holding my shoes and he asked me “what happened”? I said “I fell”. Then throughout the journey he asked me about myself, where I was heading to, why I chose to walk, etc. He basically called me a baby when he found out I was interning. Then he dropped me till the pg reception and DID NOT TAKE MONEY,” she added.

As the journey ended and she tried to give him the money, he refused because she was still an intern. She said she tried several times but he refused. For that she said, “I kept insisting but he said “when you get your own money then give it to someone who needs it. I try doing one good thing everyday, you are that for me. Go check if you’re hurt and take care.” I did not deserve that I told him don’t do this I’ll pay it’s really alright but he said “you deserve it because you’re a good person, now go”.”

The Reddit post has got more than 1,400 upvotes with 69 comments. People in the comment section appreciated the Rapido driver for his generosity. 

User’s reaction to the post:

“Wholesome things like this is why I scroll through all the crazy on the internet. Made me smile :)

Also, I hope you're better now OP.”

 

“I would have started crying if a stranger is that kind to me.”

 

“Please pass the name and number of the kind driver. You can DM too, OP. Time for us to reward the kind guy.”

 

“Hey OP please make a linkedin post on this. Ive seen rapido respond to these and I think they recognise the efforts of riders that go beyond whats expected.”

Updated 11:35 IST, June 24th 2024

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