My friend (and mentor!) and I were at a restaurant in Berkeley for an evening snack, when all of a sudden, we
decided to do a small act of kindness - to use the smile card to make someone's day and allow some ripples to flow. :)
Being at a restaurant, we decided to pay for someone else anonymously and see what emerged. We got all excited with the idea and decided to do that.
We looked around for which table should we pay for, and then settled on this table - it seemed like an immigrant family with a few children, enjoying their mocktails at that time. I could sense a family bond in them and that they were having a nice time together. We called on the waitress to explain the idea to her.
As soon as we told her we wanted to pay for another table and showed her the smile card, she got super excited! We told her about it and made sure she knew that we wanted to be anonymous. She said she already had goosebumps! :) .. It made us further enthusiastic. Next, she came and told us that the waitress for the other table was moved to tears when she heard about this!
Soon after, we left - feeling excited, energized and grateful to get an opportunity to spread smiles. It is hard to explain the how it felt in the moment, but it definitely felt special - not because I was "helping" someone, but because I felt connected to various people whom I didn't even know - the waitresses and the family. It also, in some form, melted me, to see how people respond to generosity, and how rare has generosity become in the day to day commercial lifestyle. I felt like something inside me changed, I don't know what. :)
I don't know what happened next, how the family felt and reacted or how the waitresses experienced the situation - but I am sure it brought a few smiles to a few people (including myself). :)
decided to do a small act of kindness - to use the smile card to make someone's day and allow some ripples to flow. :)Being at a restaurant, we decided to pay for someone else anonymously and see what emerged. We got all excited with the idea and decided to do that.
We looked around for which table should we pay for, and then settled on this table - it seemed like an immigrant family with a few children, enjoying their mocktails at that time. I could sense a family bond in them and that they were having a nice time together. We called on the waitress to explain the idea to her.
As soon as we told her we wanted to pay for another table and showed her the smile card, she got super excited! We told her about it and made sure she knew that we wanted to be anonymous. She said she already had goosebumps! :) .. It made us further enthusiastic. Next, she came and told us that the waitress for the other table was moved to tears when she heard about this!
Soon after, we left - feeling excited, energized and grateful to get an opportunity to spread smiles. It is hard to explain the how it felt in the moment, but it definitely felt special - not because I was "helping" someone, but because I felt connected to various people whom I didn't even know - the waitresses and the family. It also, in some form, melted me, to see how people respond to generosity, and how rare has generosity become in the day to day commercial lifestyle. I felt like something inside me changed, I don't know what. :)
I don't know what happened next, how the family felt and reacted or how the waitresses experienced the situation - but I am sure it brought a few smiles to a few people (including myself). :)
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- Posted by karri
- Aug 29, 2018
- Comments (10)
Readers Comments
JAYCEE201 wrote: I absolutely love this story. You've inspired me to do something similar myself, today :) gorgeous.
RekhaShastry wrote: Great deed!
mindyjourney wrote: That’s the beauty of kindness! It affects everyone involved in so many wonderful ways :)))). Thank you and friend/mentor for making a SMILE card difference and sharing with us :)))
pluto178 wrote: Feels great to be great...... I hope many more opportunities present themselves for you it is like being on high such a great vibe well done x
Painiacs wrote: How fun and excited!! I love doing anonymous acts of kindness too, always fun to involve conspiritors!!ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
AndiCas wrote: It feels so good :)
mish wrote: Your kind act holds so many ripples that will put more love out into the world. Awesome, karri ðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘â¤ï¸
michelelpurce wrote: your random act of kindness has touched so many lives! already. all of us at KS, the family involved, the restaurant, and everyone that everyone tells and passes it on. thanks for the huge ripple! :)
DANCE wrote: So very kind, thank you
leoladyc728 wrote: wonderful kindness
