A lesson on kindness

We are writing to thank you, Mrs Noriko Shibuya, and to share with your family your generosity. In our hearts, you are our heroine and life-saver!

In early January, we had a car accident while attempting to drive up Snow City. (see attached ‘Reflection’.)

Mrs Noriko helped us call the police. All the travel guidebooks we’ve read said it is not in your culture to invite foreigners into your homes. We feel we imposed on Mrs Noriko that day and she went beyond her comfort zone, presumably, and offered us and our two young children (four and one years of age) her warm home. I dare not imagine how we would have survived the bitter cold without her help.

She offered us food: served us her finest titbits, toast and warmed the milk for us! We are forever grateful for her generosity; her time and kindness, an act which we are indebted and cannot repay.

Connecting at a heart level

We even sang a Japanese folk song in our respective languages together (We sang in Chinese, Mrs Noriko sang the song in Japanese) :) !

Hopefully, we can “pay it forward” to another person in need; or if we have the fortune of having you or your family come visit Singapore we would love to be your guide around the city.

We are not sure if this letter will reach you as Zoe had over-written Mrs Noriko’s words with a thick marker.

Take care, ThankYOU once again and God Bless!