Proof of human kindness

Jun 27, 2016, 10:03 PM

I wanted to add to this...I'm hoping to read more from others, too

A pm, here, from a couple of people....They were unexpected as I don't communicate with them outside of postings...

I guess they could hear my voice. And what I was trying to say.

It seems like a small thing, but i will not forget their kindness.

Nammu · Jun 27, 2016, 10:26 PM

I'll never forget this; I was homeless in Dallas. I was downtown on my 3rd bus trying to get to a shelter I'd been referred to, when the heat got to me, I nearly fainted and probably looked pretty out of it. All I'd really heard about Dallas was how uppity and snooty the people were. So when a woman with the right clothes and big hair the works stopped and offered my her water bottle and insisted I take it it was a shock. It really meant so much to me because when you're homeless most people don't make eye contact, they don't even see you they just look though you so this simple act of kindness and caring really touched me.

LadyShadow · Jun 27, 2016, 10:31 PM

What a wonderful thread!

I will just throw this out there...

I don't have any stories off the top of my head in particular to share but I see the kindness in people everywhere these days. I live in New York so it could be difficult to see kindness... so you would think.....

But everywhere I go, I hold the door open for people, and I smile at almost every stranger I pass by and they are usually really happy that I do! There are plenty of kind people out there and a smile goes a really long way...

Jun 28, 2016, 12:13 AM

My stepfather paid off the loan on my car - I own it free and clear, no more car payments! This helped me so much. I'm a single mother on SSDI and this took a huge strain off my finances. He did it all on his own and showed me the confirmation letter that my car loan was paid off. I was bowled over with gratitude.

Recently, I was feeling down and my boyfriend was out running errands. When he returned, he handed me a beautiful bouquet of flowers to show me he cares. I felt loved and supported and it helped lift my sadness.

BlossomingLen · Jun 28, 2016, 12:29 AM

Hello! I really love the idea of this thread! It's so easy to dwell on the bad things people do, that we tend to overlook the nice things that others do. So, thank you so much for making this!

Anyways, that being said, I know plenty of instances when people have been nice to me.

I'll start off with a small one.

As someone who has Depression, I often have depressive moments, but it's usually indoors. Once, it happened outdoors, and my family was wandering around and having fun while I was sitting at one of the benches. I must've been clearly upset, because a stranger approached me and asked if I was alright and told me to smile. So, I did. They left and I felt a bit better because of their kind gesture. I got up and joined the rest of my family, even if I was tired.

Sometimes kind acts leave an even bigger impact on me.

Like the time I came out to my mom about being Transgendered. She just smiled and told me she'd help me get my hair cut and get binders for me. She supported me effortlessly, switched pronouns, and called me by my preferred name. I don't usually cry. But in that instance, I cried so hard of joy. That was one of the biggest acts of kindness someone could have ever done for me.

Clairvoyant Boy · Jun 28, 2016, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by not.dead.yet

Hey,

I've been suffering from severe social anxiety for 15 years. I've done a lot of work in therapy to recover and at the moment, find myself struggling to learn that not all people are bad..

I thought I'd start this thread where we could share our experiences of when we've seen kindness in people

These can be really simple everyday situations!

I'll start with a couple of things from the past few weeks. One day, I was leaving the shop when my bike lock got jammed. I was too shy to ask for help and tried and tried to get it to open myself, but failed. In the end, I asked a man passing me if he could help me. Smiling, he seemed happy to help. Even he found it hard to get the lock to open, but he managed it in the end. I was so grateful, not only for his help, but for getting this proof of human kindness!

Another time, I was in the shop and there were two men in the queue before me. The first man forgot something in his basket, and the one behind him noticed it and hurried to give it to the cashier. The first man thanked him and they jovially exchanged a few words about forgetting things (they were elderly men). It was all so simple, but I was so delighted to witness this gentle kind-hearted exchange

I'd be really grateful to hear your stories!

This is so wonderful to hear!
When I was still living in my old state people were very rude,No kindness from anyone in that town.
But as of lately I have moved and I find a lot of kindness in this town.
People who hold open doors when I try pushing my best friend inside the store (he is wheelchair bound).Even though I'm still super shy,it helps my anxieties not be so bad when i'm out in public and I don't have people being rude to me.

Glad you found kindness also!

Jun 28, 2016, 05:33 PM

Imagine me, and my teen daughter pulled over to the side of the road...(no cell phone at the time)...with a dead car. It was a highway, but not major. Miles from anywhere to walk to.

An 18 wheeler pulls up behind me, rather far behind me, and I see this HUGE guy saunter toward my car. I admit that he looked like he belonged on an FBI "wanted" poster....I was scared.

Long story short, he fixed my car with a smile, even though it required him getting underneath it...
He even said that I should pull out in front until we felt like the car would be okay.

I would like to thank the universe for the trucker who came to my rescue. I have never forgotten the kindness.

Hairball · Jun 30, 2016, 07:10 AM

The other day I was at a place that is like goodwill only for home supplies and I found a shelf and a roll of tape. I never carry cash anymore, but it came out to $2.00, and I asked if they took credit/debit cards or a check but only took cash. I found my change purse and dumped it out and a big burly man that worked there came by and asked the clerk how much I owed, and he gave it to her. I felt like crying.

I found out from the clerk that he was one of the managers of the store. WOW!!

Fredje · Jun 30, 2016, 09:12 AM

I was in KFC with my friend and when I went for some drinks the guy behind him said " well it doesn't really matter what they ask you to drink if you need to get it yourself " and he started talking to my friend. My friend said " Yeah, it doesnt matter because they will not control you if you really take what you have ordered! "

One summer ago I went out from my gf's appartment and saw that the elevators broke down. This eldery woman was going down 12 flights of stairs and she looked really scary. I grabbed her arm and guided her downstairs.

I love to be nice to people, that they mostly walk over me or use me.

Nammu · Jun 30, 2016, 02:58 PM

I have another story

Many, many moons ago when my daughter was about 3 my car conked out and until I had the money to fix it we rode the buses. It was a blizzard conditions day and we had to do a run to the grocery store before the city shut down the transportation. The snow was think and wet and while waiting for the bus one of my bags( this was long ago when brown paper bags were the go to bags) broke, the driver hopped down helped me get everything in. Lifted my daughter( who was hardly able to walk I had her so bundled up) into the bus and drove up to the store ran in and got more bags, it was his last run before shutting down for the blizzard and there was only a few of us on the bus so he went up the street by my apartment building to let us off so we didn't have to walk so far. My daughter said a loud thank you as we exited the bus, as did I. What a sweetheart.

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