The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention- Oscar Wilde
It was a snowy day with fast blowing wind. My friend and I were walking down the road, against the windy snow to make our way to Walmart. It was one of those initial days of being an international student in the U.S. After a couple of weeks of enjoying and fulfilling our dream of experiencing a snowy winter, we actually started hating it! We had no choice, but walk in the snow to buy groceries.
As we strolled through the never ending racks of Walmart, we found ourselves converting the price of every item we came across to our currency back home. Typical of someone who just moved to a new country. The conversion and calculations made us realize that the items considered basic, actually turned out to be expensive and vice versa. We wanted to buy a lot of things, i.e., basic grocery stuff, but had to limit ourselves, given our financial situation. For an international student who does not have a job, every dollar counts!
As we continued our stroll through the store, we halted at the dairy and eggs section. I handed over a case of eggs to my friend and asked him to check for any broken ones. To our surprise, when he opened the case, we found this:
We were awestruck!! We jumped out of excitement, happiness, amazement and could not stop smiling at each other. Wow!! This was something I never experienced and such an act happening on an alien land brought in a lot of joy. Our intention of buying as many groceries was fulfilled with that gift card. It meant a lot to us and we were very thankful for this random act of kindness. “God bless those ladies!”, I kept uttering with joy, while my friend couldn’t stop smiling either.
A small act of kindness has definitely made a big difference to us. Kindness knocking your door, when you needed it the most, is extraordinary! It only made me realize the extent of happiness and delight a small act of kindness can bring to others lives. This experience encouraged and reminded me of the need for kindness. As mentioned in the note with the gift card, this random act definitely did brighten our day. It made us realize how lucky and fortunate we were to be a recipient of such kindness during our time of need.
After a satisfied grocery shopping, we headed out to walk back home. “Now I think I’m gonna enjoy the snow again!”, I said with elation, walking effortlessly against the windy snow.
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing the good ๐
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Thank you Truly! I’m so glad you enjoyed reading it ๐
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What a wonderful act of kindness.
I was once went to a football match and a fellow fan handed me his ticket, insisting he couldn’t attend. He saved me around ยฃ20 that day. It was very generous and I have never forgotten it.
Thank you for sharing and good luck with the rest of the challenge.
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That’s amazing!! I can totally relate to how you would’ve felt!! Small acts of generosity are often not easily forgettable! Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing! ๐
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Wow! That’s an incredible story, thanks for sharing it! Random kindness from strangers is one of the best feelings because it comes from someone you’ve given no expectations to. Glad that happened to you and could brighten your day ๐
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So true! I was unaware of such acts happening so often. My amusement knew no bounds when I came across it! Thank you for your wonderful thoughts! ๐
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How wonderful of those ladies to do something like this! Nice post, yet again!
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Yes indeed! It was wonderful ๐ Thank you yet again for your words! ๐
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With their random acts of kindness they spread happiness and joy.God bless those ladies richly! Thanks for sharing.
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Yes indeed! They do spread immense joy. Thank you so much for reading and giving in your thoughts. Highly appreciate it! ๐
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What a great story! The other day, we were out for a walk in our neighborhood. A young boy randomly offered us popsicles. He was walking around the neighborhood with a cooler backpack filled with popsicles. So sweet!
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Oh wow!! That’s awesome! It’s really sweet when someone offers you Popsicle, so randomly. Who doesn’t enjoy a popsicle! ๐ Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your sweet experience ๐
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So refreshing to hear something like this. It seemed to find its way to just the right people at just the right time!
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Thank you so much! I haven’t experienced anything like this earlier, so this indeed was a great experience for me ๐
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