A Small Act of Kindness Makes a Wonderful Impact

--by Hasifa, posted Jun 7, 2011

I wanted to share something that put a smile on my face this morning.

My work place is very diverse, as matter of fact, my company ranks in the top 10 among the most diverse companies in America. With this being the case, a lot of times we run into situations where there is a language barrier.

Last week while I was at work, one of my coworkers twisted her wrist while lifting something that might have been too heavy for her.This particular coworker of mine speaks little English and my Spanish needs “mucho” work. But we have never had a problem communicating.

When I ran into her shortly after her injury, I took a look and I knew that a simple first aid routine was in order. With me being an athlete, I knew that a simple procedure called 'RICE' (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation), was what she needed until she was able to get to the doctor. With little understanding of what I was doing, she trusted that I meant to help. So she handed me her arm and I wrapped it up before she left to see her doctor.

Today she came up to me while I was getting my breakfast and without a word; she hugged me and patted me on my back. When I asked why the wonderful affection, she simply said “thank you for taking care of my arm when I got hurt”. I had forgotten about the incident already and when I looked down I saw that her arm was in a cast. She went on to tell me that her doctor told her putting ice on her injury was a good thing but she never would have known to do.

As she was telling me this, I saw how my random act of kindness had had an impact on her. With me just taking an extra minute out of my day to help her, I made a friend. This time I opened my arms and hugged her and I was thankful to have such a moment because you see, this lady has served me breakfast every day for the last four years and I had never exchanged more than greetings and breakfast orders with her.

So reader, I reach out to you today and encourage you to pass on the kindness. You never know what a difference a simple act of kindness makes to a person.

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Posted by Hasifa
Jun 7, 2011
Comments (13)

Readers Comments

Bluebell wrote: Thank you for sharing your story. Love and Light, Bluebell

unknown wrote: Wow, your experience moved me ... Yes, you guys became friends through a hard moment ... and yes, this inspires me friend :):)

wooka85257 wrote: At her most vulnerable (and we are at our most vulnerable when we are injured), you showed her she could trust you to help her. Blessings on your sweet heart for doing that for her, for you helped her when she was probably afraid. Kindness rules!

divakarbio7 wrote: Wow!

This is awesome :)

Thank you hasifa for sharing :)

God bless you :)

Ollie wrote: Bravo my friend , bravo.

americanwitch wrote: Awesome thanks for sharing

Karen wrote: That simple procedure worth a million. Well done!

moral12 wrote: Good compassion and good first aid, too!

Joy wrote: Blessings to you for your act of kindness. So nice to see how much she appreciated what you did for her.

watsonsfancy wrote: This is a fantastic story. So uplifting and so true. Bless you for taking that time! Xx

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