Stories of Kindness from Around the World

They were laboring under the sun, trying to break concrete


--by jaimearevalo, posted Oct 31, 2016
On a Saturday morning, I woke up, thanked God for one more day and got in the shower. My parents weren't home, but I had the responsibility of doing to my dad's job because he was not going to be able to go.

Later, I drove to the street that was under construction. There were 6 workers, all laboring under the sun, in the dirt, trying to break concrete. They started to talk about how their day was going, complaining about their quality of life, compared to my life, telling me that I was not in need of working like that. One of the workers asked me for at least a coke because they were not only thirsty, but also hungry.

I suddenly told them "I'll be back", and drove to my house but not to grab a coke. I thought about something different and better. I started to prepare  lemonade and some sandwiches for all the workers. Once I had finished I took all that I had prepared to them. I will never forget their reaction and happiness, I felt very special and satisfied.
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Readers Comments

Joann wrote: What a good idea! Thank you for doing this. May your kindness inspire others.
Mardi wrote: That was so kind and thoughtful. I am sure you were the bright spot in their day~
Peace_spirit wrote: That is so inspirational. Bless you
Novice50 wrote: That was such a beautiful intentional act of kindness - well done!
mnc_91 wrote: Extra kindness mile ...
kjoyw wrote: Blessings for your kindness!
pyronik wrote: :-)
Mish wrote: Thank you for being kind.
mindyjourney wrote: Thank you for treating workers so kindly :).
savraj wrote: Ohhh so kind of you!!!! Thankyou for your thoughtfulness!

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