A great Christmas Story. Last night I attended a jazz concert – at the Clef Club in Philadelphia. Somehow I dropped my cell phone on the streets of Philadelphia. I went crazy in the middle of last night trying to find it – used Verna’s phone to call my phone thinking my phone was in the house somewhere or in the car. This morning at 6:20, a call came in to Verna’s phone and a person said he found a phone on the streets in Philadelphia. Also, said he was not sure how to get it back to me because he lived in the suburbs. I inquired where…informed he lived in Doylestown!!! Turned out he was an old apparently Indian gentlemen who lived in a very small house a few blocks from my Courthouse. Lived in that small house for 25 years and that was the only 5th time in Philadelphia in 25 years. He got out of a cab and the phone was at his feet. Also turns out two of my best friends from my small church here in Doylestown are neighbors of his.
He re-united me with my phone 45 minutes ago. Refused to accept a substantial reward stating this is the Christmas season and this was his gift to a stranger. I asked if there was anything I could do for him. He said the one thing he really wants, is a small job somewhere doing anything. He has a Ph.D and simply cannot find work.
This email is my attempt to get this act of kindness recognized and help my stranger new friend Narayan Acharya (phone number (215 230-9067) find a job.
Clyde W. Waite
