Have you ever found yourself on the receiving end of a random act of kindness?
Maybe you were out having dinner and when you asked for the bill, you find out someone else paid for it.
It was late and Trish was at a gas station, her credit card wasn’t working.
“It was a really huge act of kindness. I filled up my truck. $55!,” Trish explained.
“While I was on the phone with the credit card company, the attendant said, it’s been paid,” she said. “The gentleman smiled at me, waved and walked out the door. He was gone by the time I got off the phone.
She has a message for him.
“To my knight in a parka, thank you so much.”
Then there’s Anna. She had her meal paid for by complete strangers.
“I felt great, I felt like I won the lottery. I wanted to go out of the restaurant screaming and clicking my heels. It was incredible.”
She plans to pay it forward.
Have you been on the receiving end of a random act of kindness? Share your story in the comment section below.
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I had a guy beep rudely at me at Tim Hortons drive through when it was my time to move up in the line. I said to my son that we should kill him with kindness. So, we did, we paid for his order and drove away. The guy caught up with us a few miles later, beeped gently and raised his hand to say thank you. It felt good.
I have been a recipient of a random act of kindness; gas + car wash paid for on the Saturday after the Friday snow storm – so double the gratitude. The couple whom I eventually realized had paid for me just waved and smiled and walked away – they didn’t give me a chance to run after them when leaving the gas bar to say thank you. Those are the kinds of people who are genuine about their random act of kindness, who couldn’t care less to be identified as having done something nice for another. People who tell others that they donate to charity/perform random acts of kindness for strangers – your motives are questionable and I doubt you’re as genuine as you make yourself out to be, sorry.
On days like Feb. 8 with a bit of snow coming down, I’ll shovel a neighbour’s driveway or hunt around for peopel stuck in the snow. Toronto has tens of thousands who have no clue how to deal with teh cold, never mind a little bit of snow, so I love just hanging around out there helping them out.
When I was at college I used to work at coffee shop most nights. During the day I attended classes. Once I fell asleep in computer lab doing my homework. One of college director saw me, and later offered me a job at campus. It has been 13 years, I still remember and grateful on how his action changed my life.
Thanks
I know what would be a great ‘random act of kindness’: Rogers: Lower our phone/cable/internet bills! Or at least give us all a free month of service.
A number of years ago, when my wife and I were raising our children, we were in the Four Seasons Restaurant and were eyeing the desserts but apprehensive about the price of them so we ordered one to split. When the waiter brought the dessert he brought 2 and said that the older couple, that had just left, told him to bring us each one. They had paid for them and left before we even knew what had happened and before we could say thank you. So thank you to the unknown couple if they are reading this you gave us a kind memory forever.
I was picking up my cleaning from the local dry cleaner and as I turned to leave the owner said ” Your memory is as bad as mine” and he handed me $100 . ” It was in the pocket of your pants”,he said.
Once per month I pay for the order of the person behind me in the Tim Hortons Drive-thru. I never know who they are or what they think, but I do hope they pass it on.
Cheers all!
This is a great story and it’s going to make me do the same when the occasion presents itself.I love the story of cathy.Just to read makes one feel good.
thank you.
It’s so nice to hear that there are some good people out there. We try to encourage our children to show acts of kindness on a daily basis. Imagine how everyday life could change if everyone displayed kind behavior! It doesn’t have to mean paying for someone’s gas or a meal…..being kind goes a long way!
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Hi have not had a random act of kindness done for me but I have some myself. If you think the person on the receiving end feels good, wait till you do one yourself, thats were the wonderful feelings really begin. I bought breakfast for a senior citizen and the feeling I got was amazing. Our seniors are strapped for cash and I was glad to help. Small acts will lead to large acts. I challenge all to give it a try, you wont be disappointed. Be kind to each other.
It was raining when I came out of the Tim Hortons at the Ryerson campus and a stranger insisted that I take his umbrella. He said it was OK because he had a hoodie and he just left before I could even say anything
I can’t say that i’ve been on the receiving end, but I have paid for dinners for seniors and if someone is short at the check out if its not too much, I’ll throw in a few bucks. It’s all good and all you can hope for is that they pay it forward in some small way. But the smile on their face is worth it to me. I try to instill this in my children as well.