An Uber driver from Buffalo, New York, is going viral for all the good reasons.
Lamiyah Jabbar drives for Uber in her spare time and one morning, she picked up a woman who was heading to work at Tim Hortons.
Jabbar and the woman named Diane started conversing with each other. “She was communicating to me how she takes care of grandkids and because she takes care of her grandkids, she doesn’t really have money left over to be able to buy herself stuff,” Jabbar told CBS News.
“She was hoping to be able to get a new dress for church and a robe and house shoes for Christmas,” Jabbar said. “And during the conversation, I couldn’t help but think, ‘I’m someone who doesn’t have to wait until Christmas for something as simple as a robe, house shoes and a new dress.'”
After knowing her story, Jabbar decided to do an act of kindness towards the woman. She dropped the woman off at work and went to the mall as she didn’t want Diane to have to wait until Christmas.
Jabbar visited several stores and asked women who looked to be around Diane’s size what kind of clothes they wore. At last, she bought a $50 visa gift card and a dress, she went to the Tim Horton’s drive-through.
Jabbar said that she loves to do a random act of kindness but usually don’t record it but this time she filmed the moment as she wanted to capture the expression on the woman’s face.
“I don’t usually record it because I don’t need to record it,” she said.
When Jabbar Diane’s home, she didn’t immediately remember her. “This morning I gave you an Uber ride to work,” Jabbar told Diane through her car window.
“Oh, yes!” Diane replied.
Jabbar told her that she bought her a church dress after their conversation. Diane couldn’t believe it. “Oh, you’re so sweet,” she said from the drive-through window. “Thank you so much! This has been such a horrible day. You just made my day!”
Jabbar told CBS News it’s just in her nature to help people like Diane. “I’m one of those people who’s like, you can’t tell me your issues and I can’t move on without helping.”