Raj Dabre, an Indian man, had a bad flu in 2019 but still took a flight back home. He felt dizzy from ear problems but sat next to a Japanese couple in their 70s. The couple struggled with the plane’s entertainment system because they wanted Japanese subtitles. The man barely spoke English, so Dabre, who knows Japanese, helped them. "I told the cabin attendant that I'd fix his problem. I asked him what he wanted in Japanese and 10 seconds later, he was happy," Dabre said. The couple then talked with Dabre for most of the flight. Surprisingly, their home was only a 20-minute bike ride from Dabre’s house. When they landed, the man gave Dabre his business card and asked him to call. Dabre almost did not call, but his dad encouraged him to try. That one call changed everything. Dabre started visiting the couple often and stayed with them. They asked him to call them mom and dad. "That one call gave me a Japanese dad and mom," he said. What started as a small favor became a warm new family bond.