Philliefan33
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The thread about found money got me thinking...have you ever been the beneficiary of a random act of kindness? Do you like to perform random acts of kindness?
I don't recall being the beneficiary, but my DD was a few years ago. Returning to PHL after spring break, she landed in a snowstorm. It was late and few cabs were running in the storm. Finally she secured a spot in a shared van heading into the city. When the driver announced "it will be $20 each, cash only" she made a move to get out-- she had no cash, had planned to put the cab ride on her credit card. The man next to her told her to stay put, he would pay her fare. That kind gesture probably saved DD from waiting another hour for a cab.
I was so moved by that stranger's kindness that the next day at w*rk, I paid for the lunch of the person behind me at the cafeteria. It was a cow*rker that I had never met. We had a little conversation regarding why I did what I did and we both came away feeling happy.
I've done other random things and it always makes me feel good. A friend of mine, every year on her birthday, requests that in lieu of gifts we all commit a random act of kindness and report it to her on Facebook.
I don't recall being the beneficiary, but my DD was a few years ago. Returning to PHL after spring break, she landed in a snowstorm. It was late and few cabs were running in the storm. Finally she secured a spot in a shared van heading into the city. When the driver announced "it will be $20 each, cash only" she made a move to get out-- she had no cash, had planned to put the cab ride on her credit card. The man next to her told her to stay put, he would pay her fare. That kind gesture probably saved DD from waiting another hour for a cab.
I was so moved by that stranger's kindness that the next day at w*rk, I paid for the lunch of the person behind me at the cafeteria. It was a cow*rker that I had never met. We had a little conversation regarding why I did what I did and we both came away feeling happy.
I've done other random things and it always makes me feel good. A friend of mine, every year on her birthday, requests that in lieu of gifts we all commit a random act of kindness and report it to her on Facebook.