I like being surprised by kindness.
Someone taking a few seconds of their life to wait and hold the door for you;
someone who isn’t afraid to look you in the eye and smile as you walk past, even when they don’t know you.
Last night, for example. I had stopped into Irving on the way home from town, and on the way back out a man held the door open for me. That was nice enough, but he went on and asked me how far along the highway I was driving. He told me to drive close behind him in his transport truck because of the moose that could be lurking on the roads. He went from potential creeper truck driver, talking to me in the middle of a gas station parking lot, to nice man taking the time to help a lone driver be a little safer. I thanked him and we set off. When we reached my turn off in the highway he turned off to the side just before it and honked as we parted ways.
It was nice to have a stress-free drive home for a change;
nice to experience a ‘lil kindness from a complete stranger.
And, side note, I really need to tone down the urge to hug people when they are nice to me,
you know, once the fight or flight rush disappears.
Yeah, I’m definitely a hugger.
Someone taking a few seconds of their life to wait and hold the door for you;
someone who isn’t afraid to look you in the eye and smile as you walk past, even when they don’t know you.
Last night, for example. I had stopped into Irving on the way home from town, and on the way back out a man held the door open for me. That was nice enough, but he went on and asked me how far along the highway I was driving. He told me to drive close behind him in his transport truck because of the moose that could be lurking on the roads. He went from potential creeper truck driver, talking to me in the middle of a gas station parking lot, to nice man taking the time to help a lone driver be a little safer. I thanked him and we set off. When we reached my turn off in the highway he turned off to the side just before it and honked as we parted ways.
It was nice to have a stress-free drive home for a change;
nice to experience a ‘lil kindness from a complete stranger.
And, side note, I really need to tone down the urge to hug people when they are nice to me,
you know, once the fight or flight rush disappears.
Yeah, I’m definitely a hugger.
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