Stories of Kindness from Around the World

The Man That Asked For Bread


--by Dikgosi, posted Jan 14, 2021
I was standing at the till getting ready to pay my bill at the Fruit & Vegetable store. A middle-aged customer, with a Coke can in hand got to the till and tried to get his purchase fast tracked, but the cashier lady informed him that she had already started ringing my purchase.

He shrugged and looked at me and said "could you add bread to my purchase for me, I am hungry and haven't been paid yet at work". I told him to go fetch the bread. While he was gone, I took out 20 bucks (ZAR20) from my wallet and gave it to the cashier, I told the cashier to ring his purchase ahead of mine, it's fine. She rang the purchase and tried to give me back the change; I indicated that she can give the change to him.

The man looked at me and smiled and said "thank you"; I just smiled back and nodded. The surprised look on his face was priceless. I went away smiling internally, knowing that I have just helped another soul that deserved it.
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Readers Comments

Rajni wrote: Your compassionate mind did a wonderful job of helping a needy person. May other get inspired to follow suit.
wavingatyou wrote: Lovely! Thank you :)
pluto178 wrote: Your a star x
brindlegirl wrote: I am so grateful it was YOU who he stood behind in line ♡
cherrap wrote: Amazing
mish wrote: Bless
mindyjourney wrote: Bread of kindness feeds more than physical hunger. Thank you, friend.
sandyremillar wrote: so kind of you.....bless you...you made the planet more of a lovable place!
melnotes wrote: Wonderful!

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