Random acts of kindness

[Northwind]

Ever notice that allowing someone to merge onto the highway in heavy traffic frequently inspires the person behind you to do the same thing?  The Princess and I call doing this "raising the endorphin level'.

Definitely. And a much appreciated gesture too!

 

[Spookwriter]

This time, I've been on the receiving end of kindness as
friends, neighbors and family bring foods to my parents
that mom not have cook just now.

And to our neighborhood watch, a major kindness. I don't
live with my parents, but just down from them. Our neighbor
hood watch has put a man there nightly to watch over things.
As the word goes out that dad is sick, that also makes my parents
an easier target.

Good neighbors.

 

[Fierlin1182]

Hmm, well what about me. Today I helped this old dude on the bus put his ticket in the new swipers we have here. Everyone is forever fumbling with how to insert their ticket. I think the new ones are meant to help with making sure buses are on time, but hardly anyone knows how to use them.

 

[THE Curmudgeon]

BAH - Humbug !

Call-the-COPS !

Those BUMS will FIX it ALL....(...if they ever "show-up"...)

Buses..... Do they still exist ?

How about "Railroad Cars for People"...?

Buses HERE haul FREIGHT.
Trains HERE haul FREIGHT.

Cars here.....HAUL "cell-phones".

BAH ! - Humbug !

THE Curmudgeon

 

[onedoodle3]

My random acts of kindness are sorta not random. I stop traffic on the main road when I am turning left and let the person that wants to make a left on the main road, out. I do this all the time. I help people that cannot reach the top shelf in the grocery store. I ask what are they trying to get and get it for them. The other day, a little girl was in the McDonald's line beside my daughter and I. She didn't have enough money for her sundae. The cashier told her she couldn't get it. She only needed like 5 cents! So I gave her the money to get her sundae. I just do these things. This nation has become a me me me nation. People don't help others anymore. That is not acceptable to me. I am teaching my daughter to help others too. The only thing I will not do is stop on the side of the road and ask someone if they need help if there are 2 men or more. Being a single mom, I just don't trust enough to do that. Comes from living in a big city in the past. Anyway...sorry to take over....carry on...

 

[Fierlin1182]

My random acts of kindness are sorta not random. I stop traffic on the main road when I am turning left and let the person that wants to make a left on the main road, out. I do this all the time. I help people that cannot reach the top shelf in the grocery store. I ask what are they trying to get and get it for them. The other day, a little girl was in the McDonald's line beside my daughter and I. She didn't have enough money for her sundae. The cashier told her she couldn't get it. She only needed like 5 cents! So I gave her the money to get her sundae. I just do these things. This nation has become a me me me nation. People don't help others anymore. That is not acceptable to me. I am teaching my daughter to help others too. The only thing I will not do is stop on the side of the road and ask someone if they need help if there are 2 men or more. Being a single mom, I just don't trust enough to do that. Comes from living in a big city in the past.  Anyway...sorry to take over....carry on...

This is great!
I agree with you about how people are getting all me these days. I was watching Touch the other day (I love that series) and the cab dispatcher in NY was trying to encourage the taxi drivers to try interacting with their fares.
We've actually had a few very interesting conversations with taxi drivers when we go on holiday and have to get from the airport to the hotel. They're pretty nice people, mostly.

I should revive the kindness of strangers thread.

 

[nickie]

I make jokes to the people working in the grocery store (the clerks and the delivery guys mostly but also stressed mothers with their screaming kids) just to make them laugh. I tell people it is my goal every day to make a complete stranger crack up. Also I like to give compliments out to random strangers when I'm walking in the city, and I truly mean what I say to each person. I once told a woman she was so beautiful she was glowing (it something to that effect). Not often a woman tells another woman how pretty she is... Making people feel good just because is something I love to do.

 

[Fierlin1182]

I make jokes to the people working in the grocery store (the clerks and the delivery guys mostly but also stressed mothers with their screaming kids) just to make them laugh. I tell people it is my goal every day to make a complete stranger crack up. Also I like to give compliments out to random strangers when I'm walking in the city, and I truly mean what I say to each person. I once told a woman she was so beautiful she was glowing (it something to that effect). Not often a woman tells another woman how pretty she is... Making people feel good just because is something I love to do.

You sound like an awesome person.

 

[MommyMagpie]

When I used to go on trips where there were toll roads, I would pull up to the toll station and pay for my car and the next one behind me.

 

[canesisters]

I try to put this into practice every chance I get.
NOT Bragging - just tossing out a few ideas.

Went through a license checkpoint a few weeks back on the way to lunch. It was a hot day and I had to go through it again to get back to work. Bought 5 extra sodas and took them back for the officers.
There was some construction along my drive home that lasted about 2 weeks. It seemed that I was ALWAYS the first person in line waiting for the escort vehicle to come 'guide' us through to the other end. I started picking up a bottle of water as I left work so if I DID happen to be first in line, I could offer it to the guy holding the "STOP" sign.
For a while there it seemed that my church was hosting some sort of event almost every week. Having been the one sitting alone in a crowd, I started getting in the habit of scanning the crowd as I was in line to get my food. I'd find someone who seemed to be alone and sit with them.
Always keep an eye out for elderly folks at the grocery. I can't say how many times I'll see someone looking at something on the top shelf - I'll stop and make a comment (anything... like 'excuse me, do you know where I can find the potted meat?") and they'll ask if I can reach this or if I can put some heavy thing in the cart.
Also a grocery thing. I notice the folks behind me. If I've got a pile of stuff and they've only got a few I'll ask them if they'd like to go in front. (one day someone is going to do that for me and I'm gonna fall out!

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Here's one that's backfired - folks have stopped complaining around me about their yardwork because if I heard them saying how much they had to mow, or how hard the weedeating was, or whatever; I'd say "I'll help, what time would you like for me to be there?"