Random Acts of Kindness

[goldenjet16]

Title says it all

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?feature=player_embedded&v=kLMbePMdNOY

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

Ochen Horosho!!

[dwilke33]

I love stories of random acts of kindness, and have witnessed several in my lifetime. 

This specific act of kindness comes to mind:

Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 pm, an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her—generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 60s. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxi cab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry. She wrote down his address, thanked him and drove away. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached. It read:

Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes but my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Nat King Cole

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dwilke

Awesome story.


Golden
Thanks for posting.

[icyfroth]

On New Year's Day, Hansom Gransom was out travelling on the trains with his Opal Card, a pre-pay travel card for all forms of public transport. After the first 8 trips in a given week, subsequent trips are free. It rolls over again on Sundays. All travel on Sunday is capped at $2.50.

It's a pretty good deal and he loved exploring areas of Sydney this way.

Thinking he had free travel on New Years day as he'd completed his first 8 trips in the week already, he went out riding again, only to find he had no credits left and couldn't get home without travelling illegally (he'd had a previous fine).

Turned out the Opal card had rolled over for the New Year.

With only $9 left in his pocket and the minimum top-up being $10, the attendant at the ticketing stop pulled $1 out of his pocket and topped HG's card up for him.

That was nice, a random act of kindness.

[dwilke33]

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@dwilke33 wrote:

I love stories of random acts of kindness, and have witnessed several in my lifetime. 

This specific act of kindness comes to mind:

Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 pm, an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her—generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 60s. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxi cab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry. She wrote down his address, thanked him and drove away. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached. It read:

Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes but my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Nat King Cole

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Ah, nuts, it's not true!  I know I've heard this story for years and years, but never stopped to verify, and was never confronted by anyone that it was not true............well, it's not true, I just checked  (But, it was a good story. :;).

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/m/mrs.nat.king.cole.htm#.VKb1jHtSLME

[icyfroth]

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@dwilke33 wrote:

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@dwilke33 wrote:

I love stories of random acts of kindness, and have witnessed several in my lifetime. 

This specific act of kindness comes to mind:

Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 pm, an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her—generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 60s. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxi cab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry. She wrote down his address, thanked him and drove away. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached. It read:

Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes but my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Nat King Cole

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Ah, nuts, it's not true!  I know I've heard this story for years and years, but never stopped to verify, and was never confronted by anyone that it was not true............well, it's not true, I just checked  (But, it was a good story. :;).

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/m/mrs.nat.king.cole.htm#.VKb1jHtSLME

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That's ok, it illustrates the topic of the thread.

[dwilke33]

Thanks for making me feel better, icy.  I would be calling your post an act of kindness. 

[icyfroth]

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@goldenjet16 wrote:
Title says it all

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?feature=player_embedded&v=kLMbePMdNOY

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I watched that with tears streaming down my face, Jet. Specially the one where freed baby elephant ran calling to it's Mum and it's Mum ran back.

[goldenjet16]

It does "tug on ones heart" icy!!