Good Intentions

In the Kingdom of the Sands, your good intention may bring you harm. Filipinos living in the Kingdom should never extend any help to anybody. It would be a contradiction to our belief and upbringing but that’s the best thing to avoid being put into jail simply because of your good intention to help others.

In good faith, a Filipino salesman in KIKA Riyadh helped a woman who dropped her belongings on the floor. He never realized that his good intentions will bring him harm. He spent the worst Christmas and New Year in his life because of that incident. The woman whom the Filipino salesman help, after the incident reported to the Customer Service and complained that she lost SR 3,500. She accused Kabayan of stealing that money from her. The Customer Service representative right away called the guards and they arrested the Kabayan. The guards suggested that the Kabayan should raise SR. 3,500 so that the woman would not call the police. The incident reached the Filipinos in that company so they decided to solicit money and was able to raise the amount. The story did not end there. The management decided to send Kabayan home because he was accused of theft. They were in doubt of the origins of the money raised by Kabayan.

What Kabayan had gone through should be a lesson to all Filipinos working here in the Kingdom of the Sands. If the same situation happens to you, think twice before jumping to help others. It’s better to be cautious than sorry.