Looking for the man who handed me an umbrella before I ran through the rain
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- A schoolgirl in Seoul’s Dongdaemun District said a motorcyclist gave her a black folding umbrella as she headed to school in the rain.
- She said the gesture moved her to tears and that she regretted not remembering his license plate, while online users shared their appreciation and similar memories.
A schoolgirl who had left home without an umbrella is looking for the motorcyclist who stopped and handed her one on her way to school in Seoul’s Hwigyeong-dong neighborhood.
Student, use this.
The student wrote online that she had woken up late and rushed out because she needed to get to school quickly. When she realized it was raining, she decided she would have to run because she had no time to return home. Then a man on a motorcycle offered her a black folding umbrella, saying, "Student, use this."
Mine is just ahead too.
When she replied that her destination was just ahead, the man told her, "Mine is just ahead too." He then placed the umbrella in her hand and left. The student said the kindness brought her to tears amid a series of difficult situations in her life. She added that she wished she had at least remembered his license plate, but had not been able to see it properly.
With so many bad things continuing to happen lately, this warm moment brought me to tears.
She posted a message on a community board titled "Looking for the man who gave me an umbrella this morning" and expressed her sincere thanks. Readers responded warmly, calling the gesture a good example of an adult helping a child as if she were his daughter. One commenter recalled receiving an umbrella from a passing driver as a middle-school student and said the experience made them want to become that kind of adult.
I sincerely thank you.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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