Free Hugs Guy Loses His Car
Holding a sign that says “Free Hugs” is a modern social movement which involves random people from all over the world offering free hugs to strangers in public places. The hugs are only meant to be a selfless, random act of kindness in hopes that others will feel better because of it. The International Free Hugs Day is celebrated annually on the first Saturday of every July.
On Sunday May 29, 2011, one young man was on a mission to bring smiles to the faces of everyone in Calgary. Jesse Robbins, known fondly as the “free hugs guy”, had parked his truck downtown at 5th Street and 5th Avenue and walked down Stephen Avenue holding a sign with the words “Free Hugs” stenciled onto it. What he was also doing was that he was telling people about how to save money on car insurance by telling them to click for more info. What he was offering was a simple unabated gesture to those who needed a hug that day in downtown Calvary, no matter who needed one. “It’s all about making people smile,” he said.
Robbins has been sworn at, laughed at and told to leave the property of a northeast mall. “Some people will frown and turn the other way — they clearly do not want a hug. Some people smile.”
“I just wanted to go out there and show a little bit of love and spread some light on the city,” said Jesse, the 23-year-old who moved to Calgary from the Niagara Falls, Ontario region in October.
After a two-hour act of kindness which involved embracing anyone who needed or wanted a friendly squeeze, he returned to his downtown parking spot only to find that his truck was missing.
At first, Robbins thought that his truck may have been towed. Towing companies are required to report every vehicle they tow to the police. Jessie decides to call the police in Calgary to find out where his truck has been towed. The police informed him that his truck was not reported as being towed. Robbins then realized that someone had stolen his truck. He was upset for a while, but after reflecting on his day and remembering all of the smiling faces, he said “…the smiles I brought to other people’s faces; it was worth it.”
With all the positive karma that he has on his side, he’s hoping for the safe return of his truck – or a replacement from the insurance company. He asks that if anyone should happen to see it that they would be kind enough to call the police to report the truck’s whereabouts.
“It was a (gutsy) move whoever did it — they need a hug,” Robbins said with a laugh.
Robbins says that he hopes that whoever stole his truck will get a big hug one day and that maybe it might be the one thing that helps them change.
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Hary Molnar on July 5th 2011 in Car Insurance