Moments of Kindness: When strangers are kind.
I have never
met Gemma (name changed), but I am connected to her virtually. We occasionally
speak on the telephone. Gemma and I were members of a Bible study group, and she
was the leader of the group. Gemma is prayerful, supportive, and kind.
I published a
book of poems in December 2023 and shared the good news with the Bible study
group. Gemma, being the kind of person that she is bought copies of the book
for all 16 to 17 members of the group. I was dumbstruck. This was the greatest
act of kindness that I have experienced in the 61 years of my life. We have yet
to meet in person.
Kindness costs
nothing. In fact, it said, “If you can’t be anything, be kind.”
There’s something beautiful about kindness from strangers. It is a reassurance
that the goodness of humanity still exists and that the thread of human
connection still holds.
Kind gestures
from people we may never see and who don’t know us or our stories leave an indelible
footprint in our hearts and minds.
Kindness from
strangers is unconditional—they do not expect to be paid back. They ask for
no applause or recognition. The act comes from pure empathy and a sense of
duty.
These gestures
may seem insignificant and ordinary—a person offering you his seat in a bus
or train, a driver waiting that extra moment until you cross the road, a door
being held open—but they are not obliged
to help you. Still, they do, and that restores your faith in humanity.
We forget faces,
but the kindness received from strangers or otherwise leaves behind a lingering
warmth, and we are moved to do the same for others.
They are
little beacons of light that shine in the dark and are remembered for a long,
long time.
This post is part of the the BlogchatterHalfMarathon2025
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This was heartwarming to read Marietta.
ReplyDeleteI agree! Often strangers tend to be more welcoming, thoughtful, helpful and supportive than even your own family!
Maybe for some, this is their way of asking for someone to reach out to them too once in a while. Or maybe some of them have themselves received kindness from other strangers and are simply paying it forward. Either way, this certainly helps make the world a better place.
Cheers,
CRD
Thank you for stopping by. Being kind creates a ripple effect. May the world be a kinder place.
ReplyDeleteA nice one. Though we tend to have a very cynical and negative opinion of the world around us, the fact is that there are indeed many nice, kindhearted souls around, who even actually go out of their way to help us.
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