The countdown to Goodmass has begun and for the fifth day of Goodmass, we’re featuring a bus driver in Durban that performed a random act of kindness and it was caught on a CCTV camera.
Good Things Guy spent the year doing good things in partnership with First Choice and their #Move4Goodness campaign, from planting trees after the Knysna fires to cleaning beaches and even teaching kids about the environment… so we’ve decided to look back at the year together, and bring you all the Top stories of 2017 (with all the updates of the people who inspired us this year).
This is the 10 days of Goodmass, good news stories to uplift you, just in time for the holiday season!
For the 5th day of Goodmass, we’re sharing the story of Albert Phenyani, a bus driver from Durban that was caught on CCTV doing a random act of kindness.
Vanessa Tedder was sitting outside her bakery when an event that renewed her faith in humanity unfolded in front of her eye’s.
“It’s easy to think that it’s all doom and gloom in South Africa but everyday ordinary folk are quietly doing exceptionally kind deeds” – Vanessa Tedder
The bus stopped opposite Vanessa’s bakery same as always but on this day something beautifully moving happened.
The bus driver let off an elderly passenger and then disembarked the bus to help the elderly passenger cross the road.
“We sat outside our little bakery in Cowey Road in Durban and watched this municipal bus driver get off his bus to help one of his elderly passengers safely cross the road.”
Vanessa could not believe what she had witnessed, an act of kindness so pure and genuine, that she had to check if it was documented.
“We were so moved we immediately went to our CCTV cameras to retrieve and save this to share and inspire others!”
The bus driver acted on his own morals, completely unaware of the impact his actions would have on Vanessa and any other person who watched this video. The moment was random and luckily caught on camera.
“The bus driver didn’t have to … but that he did and that there are countless more selfless South Africans who are literally lending others a helping hand restores hope that the spirit of Ubuntu is all around us and is worth celebrating and reminding ourselves that Madiba may be gone but his legacy of love and unity lives!”
After the story was published, requests to find the bus driver flooded our feeds and eventually, someone came forward to identify the then-anonymous man as Albert Phenyani. Apparently, he lives to be kind and is very well known for his good deeds.
Watch Alberts amazing kindness in the video below.
It's easy to think that it's all doom and gloom in SOuth Africa but everyday ordinary folk are quietly doing exceptionally kind deeds. We sat outside our little bakery in Cowey Road in Durban and watched this municipal bus driver get off his bus to help one of his elderly passengers safely cross the road. We were so moved we immediately went to our CCTV cameras to retrieve and save this to share and inspire others! The bus driver didn't have to … but that he did and that there are countless more selfless South Africans who are literally lending others a helping hand restores hope that the spirit of Ubuntu is all around us and is worth celebrating and reminding ourselves that Madiba may be gone but his legacy of love and unity lives!
Posted by Vanessa Tedder on Friday, 3 February 2017
In partnership with First Choice and their #Move4Goodness campaign, Good Things Guy is sharing the Top stories of 2017 and spreading the Goodness around just in time for the holiday season.
Stay tuned as we share the most feel-good stories of 2017!
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