For the past 14 years, Shakiha has been a taxi cab driver in the United Arab Emirates. Although he's taken countless people to the largest indoor theme park in the world, Ferrari World, he had never been inside. That all changed when Liam Murphy stepped inside his cab.
The Irish engineer, who was in the UAE for work, took a cab ride from Dubai to Abu Dhabi on Sunday to visit the theme park. During the drive, Murphy learned that Shakiha was going to wait for him outside of Ferrari World until he was finished. The driver often does this for his other cab riders.
Like the waitress who took care of a grieving couple's check, Murphy wanted to do something special for this stranger. In turn, he bought Shakiha a ticket to the amusement park and asked him to accompany him.
Murphy wrote about their special day on his Facebook page along with photos of them riding a roller coaster. The heartwarming post quickly went viral and Murphy received a lot of praise for his selfless deed.
"Today I made [Shakiha's] dreams come true for the laugh," Murphy wrote. "His first ever roller coaster ride was on the fastest in the world… Shakiha will sleep well tonight."
See the lovely photos below!
Liam Murphy, an Irish engineer, is in the United Arab Emirates for work.
Taking a break from business, he decided to visit Ferrari World, the largest indoor theme park in the world. He took a lengthy cab ride with a driver named Shakiha. Turns out, Shakiha has driven tons of people to the theme park before, but had never been inside. Instead, he waits for his riders til they are finished.
Murphy decided to buy his driver a ticket to the theme park. His good deed quickly went viral!
They even rode the fastest roller coaster in the world together.
Murphy recalled Shakiha saying, "I do not feel well sir." But, it still seems like these two strangers had a great time together!
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