Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Love Beats Hate On The City Bus


--by emackaroni83, posted Mar 31, 2013

I take the city bus everywhere. Today on my way home I had a very interesting experience that showed me what being kind is all about.

At a bus stop a group of people got on. You could tell by the way they talked and acted that they had some cognitive deficiencies. The bus was pretty full and there weren't many seats available. One of the group who had just boarded, a young woman, walked down the aisle towards an empty seat. Just as she got there the lady sitting beside it moved over and said, "This seat is taken."
 
She then started muttering rude comments and talking about "retards." She was being very loud about it and this poor young woman just stood there and took it.
 
Just then a teenage boy stood up at the back of the bus. He said, "Ma'am, I don't know about you, but where I come from we call people by their name."
 
Then he walked to the young woman, took her hand, and asked her to come sit with him and his friends. They laughed and joked together for the rest of the bus journey.
 
Proof that kindness can overcome hate!

 

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Readers Comments

sethi wrote: Help always comes from an unexpected source. The universe ensures that. Thank you to the young man for being who he was and also to you for sharing.
deetee wrote: Shame on that woman for acting that way, and kudos to that wonderful young man who stepped in. I love this story!
thaata wrote: Family breeds good citizens. Love and affection showered during childhood and teaching by example of moral values develop good citizens like our young teenage boy. Thanks for the story and my love to that teenage boy who has a lovely heart.
Kristin wrote: Thank you to the beautiful young man with his heart, mind & mouth in the right place. May we all use our voice & actions for kindness! <3
jsmc10 wrote: This teenager was brought up so well, and stands up for what is right, we need more of these people! He's absolutely correct, they should be called by their names regardless of their difficulties! I am totally disgusted by the way that woman acted but unfortunately im not surprised, we get that here aswell, people sitting on the aisle seat of a two seater (when they have no extra bags) just so no-one can sit next to them, it annoys the hell out of me
LadyInk wrote: Oops. Your story had one mistake in it. That "lady" who rudely made someone else feel "less" was no lady.

Hugs to the teen who showed such maturity. And to his family, teachers and freinds for modeling that attitude for him.
moral12 wrote: What a great example for that young man to exhibit! Shame on the "other" lady who said the seat was taken. Thanks for sharing your observation of that young man's gesture of kindness.
FairyBubbles wrote: What a contrast in attitudes to life that your story shows. The young man did a lovely thing. I think that when people behave like the lady it shows that there is some deep sadness or sorrow in them. In some ways, I think, that they are the people who need the most love shown to them, although that is not always easy to do.
Sending you lots of love and a big (((HUG))).
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: It can indeed, thanks for sharing! :)

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