Random Acts of Kindness That I Have Witnessed
.......friends leaving an "I care" basket on the porch of neighbors whom they knew were having a hard time
.........a friend who instinctively knows when you need the house to yourself, and she takes your child for the afternoon.....with no strings attached
..........the parent who knows a child may forget his sack lunch for the field trip so she sends along "extras" ......just in case!
..........the friends who helped with "little things" when a loved one was in the hospital, leaving fresh veggies, notes of encouragement or flowers......
..........the child who wrote a note of cheer for a friend, signing it "your secret friend" and slipping it into her desk for her to find when he knew she was having a sad day.
..........the man who helped the girl who didn't have enough money for her loaf of bread at the grocery store and who slipped in her sack, unseen, a jar of peanut butter too.
............the man who dashed from his car to help the elderly man navigate the icy parking lot last winter then disappeared when the man was safely in the store.
...........the person from church who made sure a little girl had new shoes, socks and a pretty dress for the first day of school.
...........the family who filled backpacks with supplies and left them outside the school office doors for someone to find...because every child should have
"new crayons" for school
..........the woman at church who dried my sons tears and told he was special and that God loved him even when he made mistakes.....only to vanish when I looked for her to thank her
..........the woman who listens to children as if they were the most important people in the world.....letting all else take second place behind the stories of a child
.........the woman who writes anonymous "thank you's" for all the teachers in her child's school and places them in their mailboxes so every teacher will feel special during teacher's appreciation week
..........the mother who adds another child's name to an already bulging Birthday party list because she doesn't want any child to be sad
.........the grateful parent who knows every teacher's Birthday and leaves cards in their mailboxes signed..."from a thankful parent"
.........the woman who remembers her childhood and who doesn't want a child to miss out on May Day so she prepares baskets for all the kids she can think of and leaves them......
.........the nurse who made sure her patient had his favorite hand cream and chapstick by his side....knowing it embarrassed him to ask for them
......the woman who knowing a little boy didn't have snow boots or mittens "just happened" to find some in a closet and gave them to the child, receiving a smile that was a mile wide
.......the man who knew his neighbor was ill and mowing the lawn was a chore, so when the neighbor left for a doctors' appointment, he mowed, trimmed and tidied up the lawn before he returned home
......the men who knowing a neighbor was too ill to scoop his own sidewalk staged a "snowblower" duel much to the delight of the ill neighbor.
......the child who writes extra "Valentines Day" cards and leaves them in friends desks who she felt needed to feel special....all year long!
All these are actual Random Acts of Kindness I have witnessed and ones which have touched my heart. I know you have had some in yours as well. What random acts could you add to this list that you have experienced in your life?
Published by Susan Pettrone
I am a writer, photographer, reviewer, educator and mother of two active sons. I believe in integrity, honesty and reliability in all things and strive to represent all in my writing. I am an advocate for th... View profile
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Bravo to you Susan for reminding us that sometimes the things that mean the most are the simplest things of all to do!
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I disagree "random act of brainwashing". You don't know the woman nor do you know her heart. To say a comment however it was meant that helped a child feel better was brainwashing is just wrong. If it IS brainwashing then perhaps we need more of that sort of positive brainwashing in this world.....notice, the woman who made that comment was in a CHURCH. what a better place to expect to hear "God loves you" than in a church? Come on.....think about it
The woman who told the child "God loves you" was actively participating in the systematic, continual brainwashing of children into believing the greatest scam ever enacted upon mankind.
If she had said, "Your parents love you..." that would have been true and helpful.
my parents had friends who had two boys and they had no Christmas. Newly wed themselves there wasn't a lot of money but they went out and bought those boys a train set from "Santa"...to this day, I hear the emotion in my dads voice when he tells the story. The boys are men now but they have never forgotten the year they got the train.
I'm glad your heart was touched...as was mine. I think maybe you were brought here to feel the unconditional caring that really is in this world!
..sometimes a random act of kindness is all we need to open our hearts and show ourselves how wonderful life can truly be. I've been blessed and have tried to bless others with random acts and take it from one who knows...the ones you give feel just as good as the ones you receive!
When I was about 5 or 6 years old my parents did not have any money for Christmas presents. They were sick with worry because they wanted my brother and me to have a good Christmas. One day unexpectedly friends from church started to drop by with gifts. They would say that they had bought too many or that they found out their child wouldn't like or already had a particular gift and they would offer it to my parents for us.
Your article made me cry. As a 43 year old male that has not cried since before primary school, it was unexpected. I will do better for my neighbours, who having lived here for fifteen years I do not know their names or could recognise them. Working fourteen hours a day is not worth it. I quit tomorrow and feel so happy over it. Thank you.
J UK
Mother Teresa once said "Kindness is a language we all understand. The Blind can see it, the deaf can hear it." Thank You fer sharin'. ;-}}>