A moment of kindness
This was easy for me because I still remember it like it was yesterday and it was just a small act of kindness which meant more to me at the time then if it had been something big.
I was working for Kaiser as a day shift security patrol. I was not having a great day, it was not a bad day but just one of those days that was not going right and was blah, you know those days when onesays “what am I doing”. Well I decided I need to get some coffee, so I went to the drive through at Starbucks. Once I was in line I suddenly realized this was going to take a few minutes which I didn’t have because while in line I got a call to respond to one of Kaiser’s clinic because they had asked for help with a customer who was getting out of control.
Well as the car in front of me pulled out and I drove up to the window and as they guy hand me my drink I handed him my credit card. The guy handed it back to me and said that it was already paid for. When I asked by who, Ok I really just said “What ?” with a shocked look on my face. He then said that the car ahead of me had paid for it. I didn’t know who was in the car or even get the chance to thank them for it.
It was nothing big or fancy, it was just a small simple act that has stuck with me for years and I try to do in like kind. That’s my encounter with a moment of kindness with a stranger.
Now it your turn, what was your encounter with a moment of kindness?