In the Candy Cab, Sweets That Delight, and Heal

[ScreamingMeemie]

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/in-the-candy-cab-all-rides-come-with-free-treats/

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“No eating or drinking inside this car,” reads a sign in Mansoor Khalid’s cab, “Except candies.”

There are plenty of them. Mr. Khalid keeps the back dashboard of his yellow cab stocked with a layer of candy thick enough to induce envy in the most successful trick-or-treater.

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Free candy isn’t the only perk of riding with Mr. Khalid, a 37-year-old electrical engineer from Pakistan who has been driving a yellow cab since 1996. He also recently bought a $400 subwoofer that, in his words, makes “your heart go boom,” and invites customers to plug their devices into the speakers. To complete the nightclub-in-a-cab experience, the car is also outfitted with an advanced lighting system that, when activated, flashes fluorescent reds, blues and purples.

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She was referring to the somber back story of Mr. Khalid’s generosity. His son, Saad, was born in 2010 with a congenital heart defect, and when Mr. Khalid visited him at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx after his night shift, he would bring coffee for the doctors and nurses there, who called him “coffee man.”

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This is one of the most uplifting stories I have read in a very, very long time.

[PeaceNikki]

1. What a neat guy!

Thanks for sharing that story. So many of us (myself included) get hung up on the doom and gloom and skim right past stories like this.

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Me too. It brought tears to my eyes, listening to him talk about his son,

and how making other people smile makes him happy.