Received helped, but feel bad!

[Kardelen]

I dropped my bunch of keys in a sewer drain at the side of the road. I had just parked and was getting out of the car when my keys fell onto the ground and slid down the drain!

this was after my 13.5 hour shift. I was knackered and just stopped to collect a parcel as it was the last hours.

some people saw me and came to rescue. Someone had a torch with magnet so he offered to give it to me if I pay him 10£.
but later said he can put it in a plastic bag and cellotape it so that way it won’t get damaged.

Another passer saw and said he has a magnet but it’s in at home and for me to wait 10 minutes as he will go home and get it.

while waiting I still tried to look for it but it didn’t work. And he actually came with the magnets!

he helped me to rescue the keys. I offered to pay him but he declined.

i feel so so emotional that people stopped and tried to help. And also this particular person actually went out of his way, went home and came back with the magnet. Even brought water to wash the keys and my hands.

i don’t know this person, don’t even know his name. But I’m so thankful for his help! I feel so bad that he had to do all this :(

should I have just forced to give money/ or buy something from the shop?

i did offer to buy something or give money but he refused and said he is just happy that he was able to help- but I’m feeling so bad.

Goodness, you have absolutely nothing to feel bad about! The guy asking you to pay him was cheeky - I’d have been delighted to help in this situation if I could and it sounds like the kind man was genuinely happy to help you. I ran over a nail recently and a man who drove past went all the way home to see if he could find some tools to help us free the tyre and then came back again. It was really kind, but he’d never have expected payment. I’m sure your thanks was absolutely enough

When I go out of my way to help people I feel very good about myself. So its a positive experience all round. You were suitably appreciative and have no need to feel guilt. Just bask in the rare glow of knowing its not always such a bad world after all, and pay it forward if you get the chance.

Stop feeling bad. Most people in the world are nice, and more than happy to help when they can.

The person asking for money was a dick.

This, or make a donation to a charity that helps others like Crisis, the Vicars relief Fund at St Martins in the Field , the Samaritans.

Some people are just lovely and go above and beyond, we are lucky to have them in the world.

First of all, thank you to everyone who commented. Honestly felt so much better.

Thank you, I wouldn’t say I am okay, but trying to be :(