A Boxful of Kindness

--by desihakkert, posted Nov 10, 2008

Me and my friend wanted to do something nice for someone who we think deserves it. And so we came up with this wonderfull idea.

There is this homeless guy who stands outside of the supermarket all the time. Everytime I walk by he is always smiling and helping people with their groceries, in exchange of some pocketchange. My friend and I think that it is just amazing, that the person who has the most reasons to be upset, is the one with the biggest smile on his face, so we wanted to do something nice for him.

We filled this big box with shower gel, drinks, chocolate, socks, a scarf, etc. It was very important to us that the box was not filled with things you NEED to survive, but with things that make you happy and things a homeless person couldn't afford.

We gave him the box, and he loved it! He was really touched by this.

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Posted by desihakkert
Nov 10, 2008
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Readers Comments

AURELIA wrote: You never know how long he'll be around with the weather getting cold. You might want to share some items with him at Thanksgiving and then the rest at christmas just in case. You are very thoughtful and kind...I am sure he will so surprised at your special treatment towards him. :) ~Aurelia

bibirose wrote: Bless you for your heart of giving!

alyssafree wrote: Thank you so much, sometimes in life, all we see are the bad and negative things, but when we see people like you and your friend; it's wonderous and beautiful to the world.
You are doing such a great thing for him.

bae6 wrote: Thank you.Homelessness is on the increase
in seattle and they are getting a cold
shoulder here.You are doing a great thing.
It is wonderful to have a friend like you.
Happy Thanksgiving.

unknown wrote: Wonderful to read. I wonder if we can have an update. Stories like these make me feel good and gives inspiration for me to help others.

warmth wrote: yes i m sure he is doing fine with ur loving care and kind act. Thank u for sharing this wonderful story. God bless u and ur friend. :) Keep up the good work. SOme great person said, "helping hands are mightier than the lips that pray".

PayingForward wrote: What a kind and wonderful thing to do. I like the part about not only giving him basic necessities but also things to really bless him. I remember at a kick-off to a food drive, our pastor would say, "Let's not just give the stewed tomatoes, beans, powdered milk and rice ... let's give them chocolate chips too!" He understood the power of a blessing ... and so do you. God bless you. :)

butterfly wrote: thank you for being so kind. you are an angel. love and light x

lOVEBUG wrote: You don't need good english to speak with your heart. Just a beautiful story, thank you for sharing. God Bless

Raqui wrote: That is a very nice present hopefully the reason why you dont see him is because he is no longer homeless he must now be using those wonderful things in his new home :) Raqui

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