A young pizza maker in Cienfuegos surprised everyone with an act of honesty by returning 400 pesos that an elderly customer had mistakenly overpaid.
The incident was reported on Tuesday by the profile "Las Cosas de Fernanda," which is affiliated with the Cuban regime, in a post made on Facebook.
The elderly man, who had purchased three pizzas, became tangled up with the money and handed the pizza maker an excessive amount in bills of different denominations.
With kindness, the young man called him back, corrected the mistake, and returned the difference, which sparked comments of surprise and appreciation among those present.
"My father is coming, take this because he paid me way too much," said the pizza maker to the older gentleman.
This event is celebrated as a reminder that honesty and the values instilled in the home are still very much alive in Cuban society.
"Few people do that today. What this young man did," noted the profile "Las Cosas de Fernanda."
However, the fact that an official profile considers this story an extraordinary event highlights the profound impoverishment of Cuban society, which has been hit hard by one of the worst economic crises in its history.
One of the people who commented on the post was Mayrena Rebollido, who identified herself as the wife of the self-employed worker who runs the pizzeria.
"In our place, honesty comes first. We are from another era, and we teach the youth the values with which we were raised," he noted.
He also noted: "I am very happy for your words; you have no idea how much I suffer from the criticism aimed at self-employed workers. Not all of us are the same; we are a working family with entrepreneurial ideas. We were not born with a silver spoon in our mouths; we know what it means to struggle, and that is why we respect the hard work of the working people."
Amid daily challenges, individuals emerge whose simplicity and effort make a difference, earning praise on social media for their example.
Such is the case of Mayito, a driver from Camagüey, who was recently recognized for his generosity and commitment to passengers. His work was highlighted in the profile Querido Lec Tor in the Facebook group “Revolico Guáimaro.”
"Mayito is the kind of man who does not turn a blind eye when buses are either overcrowded or less busy," noted the author of the post.
Despite the deep crisis that Cubans are facing, where it is very easy to succumb to selfish and opportunistic attitudes to take advantage of others' misfortunes, or to have a bad temper during the workday due to power outages or the shortage of liquefied gas, some individuals rise above these hardships and give their best.
The young woman from Santiago, Dayma Fajardo, garnered admiration on social media after announcing that she had found a mobile phone in a hospital and was looking for its owner.
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