The Gift of a Thank You

--by Unix83, posted Jan 20, 2010

Not long ago, I was out at the mall, buying a gift for one of my younger friends. I stopoped by Claire's to find something for her. As I was glancing at items, I noticed a little girl around 8 or 9 yrs of age walk in, we were both looking at these cute little mini lip gloss boxes that had a picture in the front: one had penguins, dogs, cats, lots of cute pictures. She started thinking out loud, saying: "They're so cute!" I told her pointing at a box, "Did you see this one? It's super cute, too!" She was just delighted!

She said to herself in a soft voice, "I wish I had money to get one." I heard her and I couldn't just leave the store, so I asked her, "Which one did you like the most?" She pointed to the pink box with puppies on the cover. I said, "Ok, I'm going to get it for you." She couldn't believe it! I paid for the items and handed her the box. She looked at me with a huge smile and said, " Thank you, no one has ever done that for me."

With her sincere thank you and her sweet smile, she gave me more than I can offer anyone! :)

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Posted by Unix83
Jan 20, 2010
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jpmail wrote: Important values.. this is true life, with trusted people like you Unix... happy new year 1

heartofflesh wrote: you are unique my friend and you listened to your heart and that makes you very special. It is more blessed to give than receive right ?

JuneBug wrote: That's so sweet !!! I know the little girl will remember your generosity and do the same when she gets older and thinks back on that moment and how happy it made her ! :)

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That is great! As June said, she will remember your act of kindness long after!

snugglelady wrote: Its so wonderful that just a little extra money or act of kindness can brighten someones day so much! I believe we enrich others lives and our own by sharing with others.

northernlights wrote: What a lovely story, thank you for sharing :)

Aurelia wrote: You are stupendous! :) I'm sure the gift of her smile warmed your heart. Giving feels as good as receiving...even better sometimes...this is one of those better moments I bet!

iferlamb wrote: Awwww! How sweet! What a great opportunity you had. That is the cutest story. Thank you for sharing.

Smiles.

shogofa wrote: Wow (: thats really sweet of you im sure she's never going to forget this moment. I would've done the same.

impressed wrote: Wow, that's an awesome. What a wonderful thing to do.

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