How social media became the bridge to one couple in returning a 54-year-old wedding ring to its owner
Social media is a powerful tool and it can find something that you lost, if people help you as well same goes with this true story about the wedding ring they saw and post it on social media and eventually find the owner.
Fritz and Sheine Sapon stumbled upon a lost piece of jewelry in a coffee shop in Marikina City on April 26. They realized the value of the ring and decided to post about it on social media. Fritz uploaded it on his personal Facebook account, while Sheine shared it across various Facebook groups.
The most important details in this text are that Fritz and Sheine found a 54-year-old wedding ring in SM Marikina and shared the post to geographic community groups on Facebook, thinking that the owner could be residing in the surrounding areas. As they went about spreading the post, social media users started making claims to the ring in the comments section.
April, the daughter-in-law of the ring owner, introduced herself as the daughter-in-law and provided intricate details about the ring that only the rightful owner would know. The couple arranged to meet Letty the following day at the same location where the ring was found. They were deeply moved when she even let them wear both her ring and Avel’s ring.
The recovery of the lost ring sparked a newfound relationship between Letty and the couple, and they spent more time with her over dinner. The couple also shared how this unexpected encounter with Letty prompted them to reflect on their own marriage. They consider both happenings as a display of “collective effort” that Filipinos exhibit during times of need.
The couple was amazed by how social media provided a platform for Filipinos to showcase a sense of bayanihan, or community cooperation, and how the online community came together to help with the search for the owner of the lost ring. They were able to use social media for good by successfully locating and returning the lost ring to its rightful owner.
Social media is a double-edged sword, capable of creating both positive and negative outcomes, but in this case, they were able to use it for good.