"Even Gave Cash..." Another Act of Kindness by Woman Who Covered Elderly Paper Recycler with an Umbrella

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"It Was Natural Because of Faith"...Declines Interview

Recently, a woman’s kind act of holding an umbrella over an elderly man pulling a cart in the rain has become a hot topic, and it is known that she even took out cash to give to him at the time.

[Photo by Gyeonggi Ilbo]

The woman, identified as Ms. A, was first recognized for her kindness through a photo published by Gyeonggi Ilbo on the 29th under the title "Even if my shoulders get soaked...".

Amid heavy rain, Ms. A saw an elderly man with a bent back pushing an empty cart without an umbrella on a street in Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, and shared her umbrella with him.

Although one of the man’s hands was holding groceries and a cellphone, Ms. A tilted her umbrella toward him.

As a result, one of her shoulders and her clothes got completely wet, but Ms. A reportedly walked about 1 km together with the elderly man without concern.

Netizens who saw the photo responded with comments such as, "My heart is touched," "I was feeling down because of the continuous bad news, but I’m glad there are still good people," and "Could I have acted like that? It’s definitely not an easy thing to do."

After the photo gained attention, on the 1st, Yonhap News TV interviewed the elderly man who shared the umbrella with the woman through the program ‘Dadareul Interview’.

According to the video, the man in his 80s who received help at the time remembered Ms. A and said, "I was very grateful."

He added, "It was raining, and I had left my cart to go eat. She told me to wait a moment, went to the mart, took out money, and put 30,000 won in cash into an envelope for me. I was thankful," revealing more about Ms. A’s kindness.

The media eventually contacted Ms. A’s family, but she politely declined interview requests through them. It was also reported that Ms. A did not inform her family about her good deed.

However, it is known that Ms. A is a mother with children and works in the education sector, and she stated, "Because of my Christian faith, I just did what I was supposed to do."

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