Stories of Kindness from Around the World

A Slice of Kindness


--by ms_tori, posted Mar 24, 2018
My Sweetheart and I have been down on our  luck lately - financially speaking. That, coupled with the fact he has anxiety over being in public sometimes, has meant that we haven't been able to go on a date for a while. We are finally getting our feet under us so we decided to go to a pizza parlor that I have been wanting to try.

Once we saw the prices we decided we could only afford to get a small pizza so we would have enough left in our budget for a tip. The server was kind and before long our 4 slice pie arrived. My Honey, being the gentleman that he is, offered to serve me a slice-- which he then dropped on to the floor. He was beside himself with embarrassment and he was angry with himself. I soothed him and assured him that I would be satisfied with our meal.

The manager noticed this exchange and came over to us. He nonchalantly cleaned the gooey mess and removed the inedible piece from the table. He apologized that the oven was already being cleaned and said he would have brought another pizza out if he could. At the end of our meal he returned to our table to thank us for being there.

Then he presented us with 2 cards for free appetizers, as he invited us to dine with them again. Wow! We were floored. What kindness! He easily could've chosen a negative attitude when he saw the mess we made so close to closing time.

What if he would have been bitter and scornful in my Love's moment of pain and embarrassment? Instead he chose to go above and beyond to make sure we left with a smile. To some it may seem trivial; like he was just doing his job. But to us it meant the world. Our rare treat of enjoying a night out was made so much more pleasant by the kindness he offered us. If you happen to read this, thank you kind sir for choosing to shine your light on us.
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Readers Comments

glenystas wrote: So lovely of the owner to do that
kjoyw wrote: Total pizza kindness! So great!
mindyjourney wrote: Pizza kindness is always welcomed! :))))
leoladyc728 wrote: very sweet of the owner
scully wrote: That’s awesome,glad you got to receive this kindness during your date night🍕
Jyo wrote: So nice of the owner
mish wrote: How wonderful that you both were treated so kindly by a true earth angel there. That is awesome👍👍👍

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