With the world the way it is today, to keep from going crazy I actively search out stories like the one I am about to share with you . It is a way of keeping me grounded. It is way for me to be reassured that the world is not falling apart. Our government may be coming unraveled…but its people are still strong in character…at least those of us not in Washington DC.
It seems a few friends of a pizza shop owner asked to borrow his keys one night after the Chicago store had closed. They had told the owner that one of them had left their keys in the eatery. What they really did was make 30 pizzas; which they then went and delivered to the area’s homeless. In addition to the pizzas, they gave each of the homeless people they encountered $5 too. On their way out to deliver the pizzas, they left the owner money for the supplies it took to make 30 pizzas.
What is even more fascinating than the actual article, are the comments various readers left…
Rachel said…”I bartend on weekends for extra income and make a monthly trip to my bank to deposit my cash. One day in line, I heard the lady in front of me feebly ask the teller if she could remove $10 from her savings account - then quickly changing it to only $9.
This lady appeared to be a mother in nurse type scrubs and although I wasn't trying to eavesdrop - I felt bad that times must be so tough for her to have to remove only $9 from her savings. When I approached the same teller, I asked her if it was possible to deposit $50 of what I had into the lady's savings that just left. She smiled and said "absolutely angel".
Two days later I received a $500 tip from a stranger at work - dressed in all white. I never got his name or saw him again. and don't know if that was my own angel. I also never posted this story on my Facebook or told anyone so that they would give me credit - I don't need that. I just always smile when I think about that lady when she saw her balance :)”
Col wrote, “For years I would get depressed around Christmas, thinking about all the kids who would not get to open a present on Christmas, families who could not afford it. I did Toys for Tots and that is great, don't get to see the kids opening gifts but I could imagine. One of my friends took me on a surprise outing on Christmas eve, she said it would cure my holiday depression once and for all. We went to work the dinner shift at a soup kitchen in Chicago. For the first hour, I couldn't stop crying, I was overwhelmed, I got to see the good we were doing and the smiles on the faces that came to eat and get warm. I volunteered there every Christmas and any other holidays needed “
John explained, “About a month ago, my sister called me up and asked if I wanted to help feed a homeless shelter breakfast. I was happy to. I thought it would be a part of her sorority or a church group but she said that it was just family and friends pitching in. I never felt more alive in my life helping out those men in that shelter. I was high off happiness for the next week.”
Kathleen posted, “That was a very sweet thing for these guys to do. My brother-in-law John's brother, whose name was Kevin, is now passed away. Kevin was a retired NYC cop who used to cook large amounts of food once a month, load it into his truck, and take it down to Coney Island to feed the homeless. He did this for years; I knew Kevin but never knew this until he passed away. He didn't make a big deal out of it and wanted no thanks. I hope Kevin has a sweet spot in heaven, for her surely was an angel on this earth.”
Meg commented, “You know, it's refreshing to see an act that's actually honorable and classy becoming a trend for once. I'll take an onslaught of videos of people promoting and offering kindness to others any day, and definitely over the constant twerking, shakin', and all the other idiotic and overdone stuff we see anymore. Good for them. A lot of good might come to the world if this catches on like the rest of the Internet trends people fixate on, which are typically more attention-seeking than anything else. Lord knows humanity could use it these days.”
Being kind, as we all know, is a choice we make every morning. My headline for this blog was, Spread Love Wherever You Go. Your own unhappiness usually has a way of spreading beyond ourselves…to our spouse, our children, our extended family, friends, and our neighbors. I will leave you with this quote by Mother Teresa…
Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
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