There's Magic in Even the Simplest Kind Act

--by sysgram, posted Apr 5, 2011

The mat on the floor of the airport concourse had been folded back. People were walking around it or stepping over, it could have been a hazard for anyone in a wheelchair, a child or elderly person might have tripped over it. Surely, I thought, there was some employee in the airport whose job it was to take care of such things - but no one did!

Then one man, passing through the airport on his way to who knows where, stopped and adjusted the mat, making it safe for people he would never meet, and walked on to catch his flight.

He didn't have to do it, but he did it anyway. He had no way of knowing if he would help anyone, but he did it anyway.

He also didn't know that I was watching, and he probably could not have imagined that his little act of public courtesy would inspire me to do the same kind of thing whenever I could over the next ten years!

That's the magic of even the simplest act of kindness - it doesn't just help others, more often than we will ever know, it inspires more people to help others too!

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Posted by sysgram
Apr 5, 2011
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Readers Comments

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: The small things make a big difference! His small act inspired you so that is exactly what I mean! :)

Bluebell wrote: Thank you for your attention to details that can make a world of difference in other people's life. Love and Light and a Thousand Smiles, Bluebell

Bluebellgirl wrote: YOur keen eye for that mans small kind act, will help you to continue to help the spirit of kindness flourish ;) Thank you for witnessing a kind act :D

oldgirl wrote: Sometimes we are inspired by the actions of another and that leads us to do things that we had never previously thought about.

One man's consideration is/was your inspiration sysgram and it is great that you noticed that.

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