Nov 17 2008
Random acts of kindness
It is always inspiring when something does something genuinely nice for another person.
Yesterday, as I was driving home from lunch with my fiance, my check engine light came on. I pulled over on the side of a small road so we could pop the hood and see what was going on under there. Not ten seconds passed and we were offered help from some people driving by. They asked if we needed a jump or any other kind of assistance. We politely declined since my car still seemed to be working just fine, but we were touched by their quick willingness to help out.
It’s a rare thing these days to find people who aren’t so wrapped up in themselves and are willing to spare a couple minutes out of their busy lives to help others.
This random act of kindness reminded me of a man who came through my check-out lane when I used to be a cashier at a grocery store. After paying for his own groceries, he put down a heap of cash in front of me and asked me to use it to contribute to the bill of whatever customer came to my lane next. There were no other customers in my lane at the time, so he didn’t care to know who or what kind of person he was helping - he didn’t even stay to see the reaction of the next customer. He also trusted that I would not pocket the money for myself - which he was right in doing. It was just a completely random, selfless act of kindness.
It kind of makes me want to do more nice things for people… kind of reminds me of the movie Pay it Forward.
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It’s kind of nice to read things like this. It really makes you think. It makes me want to do some random act of kindness. Good job in making this post.