Justice, fairness and the quiet satisfaction of life sorting itself out. Sometimes the world gets things right on its own. Life has a way of balancing things when patience is on your side. These 17 stories are proof that doing right always comes back around, usually when nobody is watching.
1.
When we divorced, my husband kept the house. I didn’t argue, just packed my things. He immediately moved his new girlfriend in.
A week later, I got a call: my husband was furious, demanding I “fix this pile of stones” because nothing worked. I just giggled since the entire smart home system, irrigation, and security were all tied to my personal account and paid by me. I simply deleted my profile and terminated the contracts.
Now he’s sitting in the luxurious house without electricity, water, or the Internet. And reconnecting will cost him a pretty penny.
2.
My salary was delayed, and I barely had any money left. I got some groceries at the store, trying to figure out what I could cook for the week out of them. A guy stood behind me in line, holding only a bottle of water. I let him go first.
When it was my turn, I handed my card with a trembling hand, and the cashier said, “Miss, the customer before you paid for everything you got.” Something good happens just when you least expect it.
3.
My dad works at a clinic (he’s a lab tech). One day one of the female doctors asked him to come see her in her office and my dad was confused because why the hell is she asking to see him in the office?
He gets in there and the lady doctor goes, “I think you’re very handsome and I know you have a wife but you’re probably getting tired of her and I’m very unhappy in my marriage, my husband is terrible and I want to have an affair with you.”
My dad gets up and goes, “I love my wife and we are great, no thanks.” He goes and tells his boss about it (the lady eventually got fired).
My favorite part of the story is when my dad came home and told my mom. And she peed herself laughing because it was funny to her and she goes, “At least other people think my husband is hot!” They’ve been married for 27 years.
4.
I worked for a small medical supply company as the IT manager. We had a great team until a new boss arrived. She gradually fired everyone and replaced them with her friends and family.
I understood that my turn was coming soon. And then, the boss introduced me to a new manager. It turned out to be her 21-year-old nephew. His job was to assess my work, even though he knew nothing himself. He said that I was not managing well, and I was fired.
The very next morning, the company owners and my boss called me and offered to come in as a consultant and get her nephew up to speed on the IT infrastructure. I replied that I am now an independent consultant and charge a high hourly rate. They hung up.
My coworkers later told me that all the work stopped for several days, and the boss and her nephew were fired.
5.
We had a new hire join us at work. He would turn off his phone during lunch.
The boss was furious about this until the guy said, “You don’t pay for my phone; it’s my property. When you provide me with a work phone, then I will carry it with me, but even in that case, I will leave it in the office during lunch breaks. And I will turn my phone off when I see fit.”
He turned out to be an excellent specialist and not a spineless person.