Coffee Shop Kindness - With Extra Ripples

--by lovelightbug, posted Jun 4, 2012

The other day I was in a popular coffee shop. I got my order and looked around the crowded cafe for a table to sit at.

I asked a woman sitting at a large table if the seat in front of her was available. She said, "No. I'm waiting for a few people." 'Okay,' I thought. 'Fair enough.'

I went on to the next person, a young man who had his coat covering the chair opposite him. I asked if the seat was available and he happily lifted his coat from the chair. I sat there, sharing his table, eating my sandwich and drinking my tea. Then I noticed another young lady walk up to the woman I had talked to. I watched her looking around for any other available seats.

Next to me was another young lady on her phone with an available spot but no chair. I looked around some more and saw a man whose book bag was occupying a seat. I went over and asked if I might use that chair for the young woman standing. He gladly gave it up.

I brought the chair to the empty space by the table and signaled her to take it. She smiled and thanked me.

The man who had earlier given me a seat looked up at me and said, "Did I just witness a Pay it Forward in action?"

I smiled and said, "I couldn't pass up the opportunity."

I finished my tea and sandwich and we both got up to leave at the same time. We passed the young lady I had fetched a seat for and we both saw her pick up money from the floor and hand it back to the elderly man who had dropped it.

I left that cafe feeling great!

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Posted by lovelightbug
Jun 4, 2012
Comments (7)

Readers Comments

jsmc10 wrote: Thank you for starting this beautiful chain reaction :)

sailaway00 wrote: Love it! Kindness is contagious!

Sisip wrote: A kindness cafe shall we say?

Aurelia wrote: Tis the season! Let's keep it going all through the year! :0) Smiles ~Aurelia

humblebumble wrote: My thoughts exactly! :) Big hugs Aurelia!

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That is great! Kindness is most definitely contagious! :)

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