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Here's a situation that would leave you completely stressed out: Filling your car up with petrol and Film noir Archivesfinding you have no money to pay for it.

Tyson Crawley from Albury, Australia found himself in that uncomfortable situation early on Friday morning.

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"I was at the service station, filled up my ute with diesel, filled up my Jerry can with petrol, rolled into the shop, grabbed a couple of dare ice coffees, of course, and went to pay for them," Crawley wrote on Facebook Friday.

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He quickly realised he had transferred all his money into a new bank account, but didn't have the new card on him. He then tried to use another card linked to a joint bank account but couldn't remember the PIN. He didn't have any cash on him.

"My dog was barking wildly, I had to get to work, and I was starting to freak," he said.

A mystery man who had recently been inside to pay for his coffee returned to ask if Crawley needed some money. The man went over to the attendant and paid the bill, totalling A$110 (US$83).

He repeatedly tried to convince Crawley it was OK to accept the gesture.

"Upon the instance I accepted, I said 'please mate, give me your number, I will contact you and pay you back immediately, please can you write down your number,'" Crawley wrote.

The man obliged, scribbling on the receipt, said his goodbyes and left.

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Still gobsmacked, Crawley noticed the receipt only had the man's first name "John," and instead of his phone number, a simple message: "Pass it on."

"I turned around to leave, and he was gone, literally gone, I went outside to my ute and could not see him anywhere," Crawley wrote.

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Luckily, Crawley managed to take a selfie with "John." He posted the photo on Facebook on Friday, hoping to track the man down to thank him for the kindness.

It turns out the mystery man is John Kennedy Jr., an ice hockey player originally from Saginaw in Michigan. He moved to the city of Newcastle in Australia to play in the country's national league in 2012, where he has lived ever since with his wife Mel and his 14-week-old daughter.

Kennedy Jr. now works at a geotech company and was in Albury for work. He told Mashablevia Facebook Messenger that he didn't expect all the "hype" from his kind act, but finding himself in a tough situation in recent weeks inspired him to do a bit of good for someone else.

"I saw a brother in need and just wanted to help."

"I saw a brother in need and just wanted to help," he said.

"Tyson asked me to write my number down and I didn't want him to return the money, I just thought 'pass it on' as in pass on 'something good'. At the end of the day we are all just people and no matter how big or small the deed as long as it's good, pass it on."

The pair have managed to get in contact with each other online since the encounter.

"We have both been absolutely blown away by the response, it's such a positive effect, everyone is taking in on in a great way," Crawley told Mashablevia Facebook Messenger.

"I would like to thank John for his kindness and courage to put himself on the line for another person. We need to remember to be beautiful and kind to one another, positivity is an immense power in this world that no one can deny," he added.

Crawley is adamant he will keep the goodwill flowing. He's already managed to "pass it on" to another person at the same petrol station.

Surely this is proof there's plenty of good left in the world, and not everything is some kind of elaborate marketing stunt. We hope so, anyway.

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