Random Acts of Kindness

My husband and I sit in a busy restaurant that spills out onto sidewalk tables looking over Rittenhouse Square in Philly.  We notice as a waiter casually passes a biscuit off his serving tray to a bent over, elderly man who shuffles by.  When we comment, he shrugs it off and says he sees the man all the time.  He lives nearby.

What we love about cities is the way people come face to face.  Random acts of kindness abound.

Recently on the paper good aisle at the Cameron Village Harris Teeter I find a coupon someone has neatly placed on the exact size and brand of paper towels that will take $.50 off the price.  The anonymity of the gift makes me look at every other customer with eyes of gratitude.  It might have been that young mother who was the donor, or that grandmother…

These small kindnesses spread good will in a way that eclipses the effort taken.

Please write.  Share your own examples of unreasonable kindness that make downtown Raleigh an unexpectedly generous place to live.

2 Comments

  1. Tom Coplen

    How good of you to notice these acts of kindness, and bring them to our attention.

  2. jasa iklan

    thanks a lot dear, im very interesting for your article. im very impresing for this 🙂

    jasa iklan