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Vince Luiz Cruz was about to pay for his transcript of records, a Professional Regulation Commission requirement for board exams, when he realized his money was short of P500.
Then he noticed an unattended bag. When Cruz opened the bag, he saw numerous P1,000 bills.
While he was tempted to take the money, he simply knew he could not let greed take over.
“I don't want to fail my parents. I came from a poor family. My parents were both shoemakers and I studied in UST as scholar,” Cruz said.
“I might not be the most intelligent student UST could have but I always look forward to becoming a better person every day for my family, friends and especially in front of God. In our everyday life if you cannot make God happy, don't do it,” he added.
Cruz took the bag and told security guards to inform him in case the owner will look for their missing possession.
“It does not mean that I trusted priests more than the security personnel. It's just that I know the protocol for [a] priest that if no one claims the money then they will send it to charities,” he said.
Cruz then went to the university chapel and entrusted the money to priest Jeff Aytona.
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The official Facebook page of UST said a student came forward the next day and claimed the money. It said the student was going to pay for his tuition when he misplaced the money.
And in what seemed to be his good karma, Cruz said he got his transcript of records for free.
“I could have just taken the 34,000 pesos and [buy] school supplies, a new cellphone, etc., but that was not UST taught me,” he said.
Here is the post from University of Sto. Thomas Facebook account:
EHEMPLONG TOMASINO
Kailangan mo ng 500-piso upang makakuha ng transcript of records para sa PRC. Ngunit bilang isang bagong-tapos sa kolehiyo na naghahanda para sa board exams, malaking halaga pa rin ito. Sa hapong dumalaw ka sa Main Building, kinapos ang pera mo, at may saktong naka-iwan ng P34,000. Bilang Tomasino, bilang Kristiyano, bilang tao, ano ang gagawin mo?
Ang Tomasino, ang Kristiyano, ang tao: hahanap ng paraan para maibalik ang salapi sa may-ari—buong-buo, walang kulang.
Ang pagka-matapat na ito ang ipinamalas ni Vince Luiz A. Cruz, isang 2017 BSc in Chemical Engineering graduate ng Fakultad ng Inhinyeriya.
Pagkakapulot
Matapos mapulot ni Vince ang supot na naglalaman ng P34,000, minarapat niyang ipag-bigay alam sa mga security guard. Matapos niyang ibigay ang impormasyon, minabuti niyang dumaan sa simbahan, kung saan nakasalubong niya si P. Christopher Jeffrey L. Aytona, O.P., na siyang sinabihan niya ng nangyari.
Pagtitiwala
Ipinagkatiwala ni Vince ang pera kay Fr. Aytona, at kinagabihan, tumawag ang mga guwardiya dahil mayroon na raw isang estudyanteng naghahanap ng nawalang pera. Matapos mapatunayang siya nga ang may-ari, ibinalik ang nawalang pera sa mag-aaral.
Pagpapasalamat
Ang may-ari ng pera ay isang estudyante rin ng UST, na naroon upang magbayad ng matrikula. Hindi masukat ang kanyang kaba sa pagkawala ng pera, ngunit hindi rin mapantayan ang kanyang pasasalamat nang maibalik ito nang buo.
Pagsasabuhay
Walang kulang sa pagtuturo ng katapatan, ngunit ang itinuro ay madaling malimutan sa panahon ng kagipitan. Si Vince ay isang mabuting halimbawa ng pagiging tapat, pagiging Kristiyano, pagiging Tomasino.
P.S. Nakuha ni Vince ang kanyang mga dokumento kanina nang libre, bilang pagkilala sa pinamalas niyang katapatan.
#EhemplongTomasino
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