Touching Hearts One Stranger at a Time
5 must read stories that will leave you in awe
Posted by: Riley Schmidt
May 10, 2017
1. The Man at the Market
Leslie Wagner, Arkansas
When the supermarket clerk tallied up my groceries, I was $12 over what I had on me. I began to remove items from the bags, when another shopper handed me a $20 bill. “Please don’t put yourself out,” I told him.
“Let me tell you a story,” he said. “My mother is in the hospital with cancer. I visit her every day and bring her flowers. I went this morning, and she got mad at me for spending my money on more flowers. She demanded that I do something else with that money. So, here, please accept this. It is my mother’s flowers.”
2. Jim and the Job
Miranda MacLean, Michigan
My neighbor, Jim, had trouble deciding if he wanted to retire from the construction field, until he ran into a younger man he’d worked with previously. The young man had a wife and three children and was finding it difficult to make ends meet, since he hadn’t worked in some time. The next morning, Jim went to the union office and submitted his retirement paperwork. As for his replacement, he gave them the name of the young man. That was six years ago, and that young husband and father has been employed ever since.
3. Seven Miles For Me
Clarence W. Stephens, Kentucky
Leaving a store, I returned to my car only to find that I’d locked my keys and cell phone inside. A teenager riding his bike saw me kick a tire and say a few choice words. “What’s wrong?” he asked.
I explained my situation. “But even if I could call my wife,” I said, “she can’t bring me her car key, since this is our only car.” He handed me his cell phone. “Call your wife and tell her I’m coming to get her key.”
“That’s seven miles round trip.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
An hour later, he returned with the key. I offered him some money, but he refused. “Let’s just say I needed the exercise,” he said. Then, like a cowboy in the movies, he rode off into the sunset.
4. White Shoulders
Media Stooksbury, Tennessee
A woman at our yard sale wore a perfume that smelled heavenly and familiar. “What are you wearing?” I asked.
“White Shoulders,” she said. Suddenly, I was bowled over by a flood of memories. White Shoulders was the one gift I could count on at Christmas from my late mother. We chatted awhile, and she bought some things and left. A few hours later, she returned holding a new bottle of White Shoulders. I don’t recall which one of us started crying first.
5. Breaking Bread
Liliana Figueroa, Arizona
Last December, before work, I stopped at a deli and ordered an everything bagel with cream cheese. It was toasty warm, and I couldn’t wait to dig in. But as I left the store, I noticed an older indigent gentleman sitting at the bus stop. Knowing it would probably be his only warm meal of the day, I gave him the bagel.
But all was not lost for me. Another customer from the deli offered me half of her bagel. I was so delighted because I realized that in one way or another, we are all looked after.
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Wow, it is amazing what people are capable of doing for other strangers around them. These stories are clear examples that people of all ages are able to make a difference if they are willing to go the extra mile. This can happen anytime and anywhere. So maybe next time your leaving a store look up at the people around you instead of burying your face in phone or digging around in your purse for your keys. You just might notice something a little off, and lending a helping hand or a few minutes of your time. It could end up making someone's day really special.
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All stories gathered from: http://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/kindness-strangers/2/
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