This blog is is attempt to fulfill a promise made to a stranger 25 years ago. Spotting a broken down car on the side of rural highway in Upstate New York, a man who could have very easily kept on driving stopped to help me. After an entire afternoon of getting me on my way he accepted only a thank you and a promise that I would help someone else along the way. It is time I fulfilled that promise. I am making a commitment to be kind to a stranger at least once a day for a year.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Kindness By The Slice
I worked at the snack bar my son's basketball game this afternoon. One boy, around 14or 15, wanted a piece of pizza but he only had a dollar and needed 50 cents more. After he asked one friend, then another, and then a third, I finally took pity on him and gave him the 50 cents he needed. He was appropriately appreciative, and I was appropriately relieved that I had committed an official act of kindness to a stranger for the day.
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