A bus driver in Belfast has received great praise for his thoughtfulness and humanitarian nature after he willingly stopped his bus to give a winter coat to a homeless man recently.
The generous act to help his fellow man in need came to light after a student named Anna Marie McDaniel took to Facebook to reveal the unidentified man’s act of kindness yesterday evening. Ms McDaniel went onto the Translink Facebook page to inform people about what she thought of the generous act, writing: “On the bus home from university there, absolutely miserable wet and cold night.” “I get the same bus every Tuesday and there is always a homeless man that we pass. Today he was standing in the pouring rain, drenched to the skin in just a short sleeved t-shirt. My heart went out to him.”
Ms McDaniel further wrote: “The bus man driving the 10H that I was on stopped the bus beside the man and called him over. He then hands him a big plastic bag and told him that he was hoping to see him today – he’d bought him a winter coat.” “The man refused to take the bag, but the driver was adamant that the man take it as he had gone out and bought it for him. I have never seen a smile like the one on the homeless man’s face. “Couldn’t believe how kind the bus driver was, such a thoughtful act. A little bit of kindness really can go a long way.”
What a gentleman truly one of life’s good people.