Hey.. I totally forgot to tell about something I did the other day. Now, please dont think I'm boasting about doing a good deed.... I am so not doing that! What I hope to achieve by putting this here is to tell of how great I felt doing something good for someone else. I have always been one to have good things done to and for me... but never really considered that I ever do good things for people.
On Wednesday evening I went into the supermarket in my area and one of my neighbours was there with two of her daughters. She was in the checkout line and getting ready to pay for her purchases when I realised that she started taking out stuff that she wanted to purchase and putting them together, to be put back on the shelf.. I tried not to look, cause I could see she was uncomfortable with me standing right there, as she knows me pretty well...I think she was a bit embarrassed and I felt it for her. I felt like I should do something... Now.. I dont have a ton-load of money but the things she was putting back were too expensive and I'm sure it wouldnt hurt my pocket.. but I didnt know how she would feel had I said, "Hey D, can I pay for those for you??" She might have been so embarrassed! So I waited til she and her kids left the grocery and I proceeded to pay for the items.. As I got outside I realised she seemed to be waiting for something.. I think she wanted to ask me for a lift.. I dont have a car but I was with my sister who did.. but we didnt have space.. thankfully, I didnt need to tell her that, cause a guy from the area stopped and offered her a lift home.. before she got to the guy's car, I slipped the two bags into her hand and she looked at me with questions in her eyes... I simply told her that she could consider it as a neighbour's late christmas gift! When she realised what it was, she became speechless... I walked away and left it like that...
Again, I reiterate, that posting this here does not mean that I am not humble.. I really am.. its just that for the first time in my life, I realised how good it feels to actually do something for someone else.. a random act of kindness felt like I just changed a life! And maybe I didnt, but it sure felt good!!
Maybe I can look for opportunities in the near future to do more good for more people.. so I can feel better about myself and about my life!
On Wednesday evening I went into the supermarket in my area and one of my neighbours was there with two of her daughters. She was in the checkout line and getting ready to pay for her purchases when I realised that she started taking out stuff that she wanted to purchase and putting them together, to be put back on the shelf.. I tried not to look, cause I could see she was uncomfortable with me standing right there, as she knows me pretty well...I think she was a bit embarrassed and I felt it for her. I felt like I should do something... Now.. I dont have a ton-load of money but the things she was putting back were too expensive and I'm sure it wouldnt hurt my pocket.. but I didnt know how she would feel had I said, "Hey D, can I pay for those for you??" She might have been so embarrassed! So I waited til she and her kids left the grocery and I proceeded to pay for the items.. As I got outside I realised she seemed to be waiting for something.. I think she wanted to ask me for a lift.. I dont have a car but I was with my sister who did.. but we didnt have space.. thankfully, I didnt need to tell her that, cause a guy from the area stopped and offered her a lift home.. before she got to the guy's car, I slipped the two bags into her hand and she looked at me with questions in her eyes... I simply told her that she could consider it as a neighbour's late christmas gift! When she realised what it was, she became speechless... I walked away and left it like that...
Again, I reiterate, that posting this here does not mean that I am not humble.. I really am.. its just that for the first time in my life, I realised how good it feels to actually do something for someone else.. a random act of kindness felt like I just changed a life! And maybe I didnt, but it sure felt good!!
Maybe I can look for opportunities in the near future to do more good for more people.. so I can feel better about myself and about my life!
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