Crying Man Forced To Dump Package In Airport Trash. Then This Lady Opened It

Sometimes, in life, you go through an event that is so extraordinary that you feel like you need to tell everyone about it. In this story, you will learn that while doing a good deed, you may not realize just how much this act of kindness helped somebody and made them happy. Read on for an extraordinary story of kindness and compassion. Bags Packed Tampa, Florida resident Ivelise Hernandez was traveling one day, and she didn't expect anything out of the ordinary. She headed to St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport to take a flight to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her boyfriend Rico Bankston drove her and accompanied her to the airport right up to the security line. Everything was normal until they noticed something in front of them - a man being forced to throw away something in a package. Ivelise had no idea that this event would impact her life in an unforgettable way. Click "Next Page" for an incredible story of kindness! Waiting In Vain Rico was waiting for his girlfriend Ivelise to board her flight, and he noticed that a man in front of him was having issues with his carry-on bag. Clearly, he had an item in it that was restricted. The security guards refused to let him board the flight with this package. Rico had no idea what was in it. Whatever it was, it seemed like it meant a lot to the man as he was really agitated, trying desperately to hold on to this package. Click "Next Page" to see what will happen to the package next! Escalating Argument Evelise and Rico could see the man in front of them was getting increasingly distressed. He attempted to bargain with the TSA agents and asked if it could be left in the lost and found section of the airport. But the TSA was having none of it, and they simply instructed the man to throw the package in the nearest trash bin. As the man was very distraught, Elise felt like she needed to do something. Click "Next Page" to see what Ivelise would do next. Tossed Away The TSA agents were being cold, and as much as the man pleaded with them, they would not budge. With his eyes full of tears, the man took the package and threw it into the trash bin. Then, filled with sadness, he made his way to his flight. It was then Elise's turn to say goodbye to Rico and make her way to the security checkpoint. Before doing so, she asked Rico to do something rather unusual. She told him to retrieve the package from the bin to see what was inside. Click "Next Page" to see what Rico did next! Free To Go As Rico wasn't traveling and didn't need to pass through security himself, he had an advantage. If the package had simply been left in the bin and not taken in for extra screening, it meant it wasn't risky for Rico to take it out. He had the right to take whatever he found in the trash bin without being bothered by TSA. He took the package, left the airport, and drove back to Tampa with it. He already knew that this package was not ordinary. Click "Next Page" to discover what was inside the discarded package! The Discovery As Rico unwrapped the package, he noticed that whatever was inside was underwhelming. It didn't look like anything sketchy enough to cause such a huge debate. Initially, it simply looked like an ordinary trinket. In the parcel, there was a snow globe! But Rico looked at it a little closer and examined it to see why this item caused its owner so much distress. When he flipped it over, he immediately understood how valuable this trinket was. Click "Next Page" for a closer look at this trinket! A Closer Look This trinket wasn't an ordinary one that you buy at the souvenir shop. This one was specially customized for its owner. In the snow globe, there were two photos: one of a little girl, and another of an older couple. If wound, the snow globe played a track called "Greensleeves." Under the snow globe, there was an engraving that said: “We love you Katie. Nana and Papa 1/25/16”. After they saw that, Rico and Ivelise knew what they had to do next. Click "Next Page" to see what Ivelise would do next! Needle In A Haystack The Floridian couple wanted to do a good deed, but the odds were against them. It felt really difficult to find the rightful owner of the snow globe. How could they return this with nearly no clues at all? They had no address, and no names other than a pair of grandparents engraved at the bottom of the snow globe. All Rico and Ivelise knew was that the man flew through St. Pete-Cleerwater Airport on that specific day in February. So, the Floridians would need to get creative to solve this case. Click "Next Page" to see how the Floridian couple would solve this case! First Steps Ivelise thought about using social media. So, she wrote a post on Facebook, giving as many details as she could, with photos of the snow globe as well as its engraving, in the hope that somebody would know who it belongs to. This was the only thing the couple could do because they had no details about the owner of the package. However, they were determined to turn the man's initial tears of sadness into tears of joy. But there was still a problem. Click "Next Page" to continue this incredible story of kindness! Viral Campaign Ivelise and Rico had underestimated the power of the Internet. Ivelise's post went viral very quickly, and the post was being shared through cyberspace and had taken a life of its own. In just one week, the post had caught fire, being reposted almost 50,000 times! But the United States is a massive country. Would they be successful in giving back the snow globe to its owner? Click "Next Page" to continue this incredible story of kindness! Product Identified Ivelise received a message on Facebook that would take the search forward drastically. An employee from a store called Things Remembered remembered that particular model. The employee then sent the image back to company headquarters in Ohio to see if they could identify the exact order. What would happen next is nothing short of extraordinary. Click "Next Page" for some more good news! Nailed It The headquarters of Things Remembered managed to pinpoint the exact order, and the name of the customer was Linda Modry. She had ordered this snowglobe for her five-year-old granddaughter Katie. Obviously, after what happened at the airport, Katie had never gotten her gift because it was going to be delivered by Katie's dad, Michael, the man at the airport. Katie was very disappointed to hear the news, but thankfully, her luck was about to turn around. Click "Next Page" to continue this incredible story of kindness! Right Around The Corner The Facebook campaign was more than successful. It turned out that Linda Modry lived in the area! So, Ivelise and Rico could easily give her back her package. With permission from headquarters, the team at Things Remembered gave Ivelise Linda's number. The story went so viral that even local news had caught wind of the story, and they were all excited to capture the reunion. Ivelise was about to learn just how significantly kind she was for going through all this to find the owner of the snow globe. Click "Next Page" to see the owner of the snowglobe! Meeting The Owner With news crews all around, even though there was a rainstorm, Linda Modry headed to Ivelise Hernandez's house in Tampa. Linda was beyond excited. It felt extremely fulfilling to do a good deed. These were two women connected by a simple object. The package thrown away at the airport clearly meant a lot to its owner, and it ended up meaning a lot to its rescuer Ivelise too. Linda reached the home and knocked on the Floridian couple's door. Click "Next Page" for a moving and heartfelt reunion! Joyful Embrace Full of joy, Ivelise opened the door. The two were smiling ear to ear, and almost instantly, they fell into each other's arms. Linda offered Ivelise a beautiful bouquet of flowers, and she teared up joyfully as she was moved by this moment. Ivelise was full of joy as she was able to fulfill an act of kindness by giving back this mystery package to its owner. She would then learn that the snowglobe meant a lot more than she expected. Click "Next Page" for a moving and heartfelt reunion! Tears Of Happiness Finding this person and being able to give her gift back was a wonderful thing for everyone involved. It was impossible for Linda not to cry when she heard sweet words from the entire Ivelise family. It is definitely a moment that will be reflected in her memories as an opportunity to do something good for a beautiful family. Humans are often bad people; we steal things that aren't ours, and it often feels like people are becoming less compassionate as the years go by. However, this story shows that there is still a little bit of good in the world and that some humans will go out of their way and do a good deed to make somebody else's day. Thank you, Ivelise, for restoring our faith in human beings! Source: Ice Pop