I went to the grocery store today and saw a very young couple holding a sign: "Please Help. Don't need rent money, just food for our family."
So, I asked what I can buy for them. The young woman spoke in a strong accent I didn't recognize, "Sandwich, please."
I asked if she wanted fruit and what kind of sandwich. Through hand gestures, she asked if she could come with me.
So, she accompanied me inside the store. I bought her tomatoes and a chicken breast sandwich.
She started speaking to me in Spanish and I learned that the two were Yugoslavian, and she knew some Spanish/Portuguese/Italian. Her Spanish was better than her English, and my Spanish
was better than my Yugoslavian.
I finished my shopping and delivered the tomatoes and sandwich to the couple who had been collecting other grocery items that I would guess were donated.
They thanked me and said, "God bless you."
I don't always do this, but this reminds me that I should more often.
#BeKindToOneAnother
So, I asked what I can buy for them. The young woman spoke in a strong accent I didn't recognize, "Sandwich, please."
I asked if she wanted fruit and what kind of sandwich. Through hand gestures, she asked if she could come with me.
So, she accompanied me inside the store. I bought her tomatoes and a chicken breast sandwich.
She started speaking to me in Spanish and I learned that the two were Yugoslavian, and she knew some Spanish/Portuguese/Italian. Her Spanish was better than her English, and my Spanish
was better than my Yugoslavian.I finished my shopping and delivered the tomatoes and sandwich to the couple who had been collecting other grocery items that I would guess were donated.
They thanked me and said, "God bless you."
I don't always do this, but this reminds me that I should more often.
#BeKindToOneAnother
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- Posted by lewski711
- Nov 11, 2016
- Comments (18)
Readers Comments
miller wrote: Thank you for your lovely story.
sandra wrote: Wonderful act of kindness - blessings to both you and the family you helped. I've been dubious of requests for money, and once a man held a sign 'hungry, will work for food'. It could have made me bitter when i drove straight to food purchase of a burger, fries, and drink and then watched the man throw the entire unopened sack into the bushes as i drove away. I could have surmised that he only really wanted money. Stories like yours that have a positive message encourage me not to turn a blind eye or stop hearing those requests for food. It could feed the soul. Thanks for sharing your message of kindness.
Virginia Reeves wrote: This reminds me to send a grocery store gift card to a niece rather than cash to ensure she buys food.
Yoona wrote: I know that i am not the woman you'd helped, but i just want to say that i really appreciate it.
healingtree wrote: A beautiful gift, and to speak her 2nd language was such a great thing. I am sure it made her day and will be unforgettable. Little kindnesses are magnified in the mind of the receiver into a sign that the world is not quite so harsh and heartless as they feared. In turn, somehow they will make the world nicer for someone else.
trooper2 wrote: Goodonya, lewski777 for responding to your heart's desire to be kind. Smiles 4 the miles
kjoyw wrote: Marvelous kindness. A warm smile communicates so much and never needs any translation!
DANCE wrote: very kind of u
RoseMarie wrote: God bless indeed. X 💓
alisamom wrote: What a wonderful thing you did! thank you <3
