Random act of kindness!

CookieGem · May 2012

Walking through York on my lunch break and I walked past a doorway which was set back from the street. Sat in the doorway was a homeless man, sat on a bag with everything that he owns, crying with his head in his hands. I walked past him and straight into boots where I bought the most filling sandwich I could find. I took it back to the man and I asked if he was hungry. He told me I was the first person who had spoken to him in over a week. He started to cry and said he was very lonely and scared and people spit and p*ss on him when hes trying to sleep at night. He was incredibly grateful for the £1.50 sandwich I bought him as otherwise he wouldn't have eaten. His name was Tim. Seriously makes you realise how good we all have it!!!

migoi357 · May 2012

Wonderful act of kindness. A lollipop moment... http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership.html

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MogwaisGrandma · May 2012

When I used to go into Manchester on the train there was a guy and his dog who used to be sat not far from the station. He used to ask for money to buy his dog food so I started carrying cans of dog food with me. I stopped getting the train in a while ago but I still have a tin of dog food in my cupboard, just in case.

teeley · May 2012

That is a great story, you have a very kind heart!

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym · May 2012

the world needs more people like you.

AHealthyMe1lbAtATime · May 2012

That deserves a huge RAK award for yourself... I hope someone repays you some day with a RAK too!!

FerryfieldLad · May 2012

Lovely story!

I took a guy I met who was living in a shed at the bottom of a garden for breakfast, took him to a cafe and told him he could have whatever he wanted! He was happy and it made me happy!

Thanks for sharing!

soccermum75 · May 2012

Great thing you did. :flowerforyou:

manderson27 · May 2012

I have done the same in the past, giving people food. That was a good thing to do and I am sure he appreciated your kindness.

On the other side of the coin.

I was in Bath waiting for the bus last week when a lady came up and sat on the bench crying. I said are you ok? can I help? She stood up and yelled "Oh P*ss of you nosy cow" and marched off. Charming. :ohwell:

NK203 · May 2012

We do! Thanks for the reminder. Great story. The impact of what we do, whether kind or cruel, is far reaching.

LilynEdensmom · May 2012

I try to give when I can

My youngest was with me one day and we passed a guy at the intersection in a wheel chair. I had just sold back some bucks and had some extra money so I turned around and went back to the grocery store and bought some peanut butter crackers, water, a box of little debbies (for some reason he reminded of an uncle that had passed and said unlce loved these) then went by Mcd's and orders a large combo and took it to the guy, he was very grateful and as I was pulling off I noticed more people stopped to give him money , food , ect. ..My daughter asked me why I did this I told her b/c you never pass up a chance to help someone that has it worse than yourself b/c you never know when you'll need the help and you would want someone to not just drive pass you. My dad gets on to me all the time about stopping and giving away food..

CookieGem · May 2012

I guess I wanted to tell my little lunch time story as it might inspire more people to also do random acts of kindness. You never know whats around the corner and when we might need help. A small act of kindness, even a smile could have more of a impact than you might think

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chesneyfan01 · May 2012

Thanks for your kind heart!

mmsilvia · May 2012

You have a very kind heart. The world would be a much better place if everyone just did one random act of kindness a week (although one a day would be better).

I have been on the receiving end of a random act of kindness. It touched my heart with so much joy. I have never forgotten this act and am always doing random acts of kindness to others. It's the small things in life that make the most difference. We volunteer as a family. I am raising my son to know that life is a gift and we should be gratefull for what we have.

I am a true believer in what goes around comes around. Thank you for sharing your story.

cwatson1214 · May 2012

Wonderful pick me up today.....thanks.

mdsjmom98 · May 2012

One year for Christmas, my then 7 year old son got $40 from his aunt. (she gave it to him early) They were doing random acts of Christmas on a local radio station, and he heard the broadcast. He asked me if we could look up a family in need because he wanted to donate his $40 to them. We looked up a local family and then took him shopping to pick out some things for the kids. He managed to purchase hat/glove sets for both kids, and even a small toy for each. He wanted to buy a turkey for them too, but didn't have enough money, so we bought both a ham and a turkey for them. When I told the salesclerk what my 7 year old was doing, she broke down and cried. My son has always been a giver, and he is such an inspiration.

Dabbles · May 2012

I've been at the other end of RAOK before. The people didn't have to do what they did, but they did and I'll never forget them. I always try to pass on help to others in any way that I can. I need to start keeping a bag of canned goods and canned dog food in my trunk. That way if I see someone that is homeless I can pass it along. Thank you for what you did.