Doing Something Out Of The Ordinary

--by etseth, posted Jan 20, 2011

I have just done something out of the ordinary, and it felt fantastic.

I found myself with a couple of hours free and nothing to do so I decided to go to a low cost supermarket and made up 3 bags of food costing about £10 each. I then proceeded to drive to a very deprived part of my town where I knocked on the three most shabby looking doors and waited.

Once the door was answered, I simply said: "I know things can be hard sometimes and we all need a little help, I hope this comes in handy." I handed over the shopping, smiled, turned around and walked away. The look on the people's faces was priceless. The food fed the people and the gesture fed my soul.

As always, "we make a living out of what we get but we make a life out of what we give!!"

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Posted by etseth
Jan 20, 2011
Comments (18)

Readers Comments

success wrote: This is so BIG and courageous of you. You gave me the chills. :)May you be rewarded for your extreme kindness and selflessness.

sabrina wrote: Christmas miracles in September,wonderful.
Thank you so much for your kindness. Smilesss n hugs, Sabrina

cabbage wrote: What a fabulous idea!!!! Thanks for sharing :-)

1golddragonfly wrote: What a generous heart! Thank you for sharing your idea and caring!

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: Bless your heart! That is a wonderful thing to do! :)

Spoonerism wrote: Great idea! :-) They might have thought it was some kind of prank or silly TV show! But after a few minutes it must have dawned on them that a complete stranger had just randomly decided to bring them groceries! They'll be talking about it for ages! :-)

Emmie wrote: What a wonderful thing to do!!! In this economy everyone can use a helping hand.
God Bless!!!

unknown wrote: Wonderful !!! Thanks for doing this etseth :)

Venkat wrote: What you gave and what you received- no comparision. God bless you

kaytee2013 wrote: Wow. That is such a great thing to do! It makes me tear up knowing people like you are out there. You're golden. (:

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