I am a mom of two young children whom we home-school. This means that they are with me almost constantly. Whenever possible I will perform random acts of kindness; simple things like paying for the order behind me in the drive-thru lane, holding doors, etc. So, they are very familiar with the concept and are, of course, encouraged to also do "nice" things for others.
Just a few days ago we stopped by our local grocery store to pick up a few things which quickly turned into an entire cart load of stuff. We got into one of the two open checkout lanes and waited our turn. While waiting a young man came up behind us with only a few items in his basket. I told him to go ahead of us as we were in no hurry.
He seemed very pleasantly surprised and graciously accepted. As he began putting his items on the belt the clerk began to change her till tape so we had a fairly long wait in line. My kids were very well behaved but they were still children; they asked questions, they talked constantly, they moved around and they were generally very entertaining. (To me, anyway.)
I could see the young man watching and listening with a smile on his face.
We were putting our groceries on the belt when the clerk finished with his order. What I didn't know was that he had heard my kids ask for bubble gum. I had agreed they could have some. So, he picked up a pack of bubble-gum and asked the clerk to ring it through twice before putting it back. He then told my kids that he bought their gum because their mom was nice enough to let him go ahead in the queue.
It was like a "kindness tag-back" and it really drove home the idea that good begets good for my lovely little kiddos.
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- Posted by mree48
- Oct 24, 2013
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Readers Comments
Sandra Miller wrote: Thanks so much for sharing this message - kindness certainly does have a ripple effect, and it great that your children have learned to give and receive acts of kindness.
Dr.Kanhaiyalal Sharma wrote: Every act of kindness gifts us whether we are conscious or aware of it.
Vivek Mendonsa - Mumbai - India wrote: Very cute & lovely story from the heart ,genuine
adreao527 wrote: Wonderful story! Thank you for making me smile!
Adrea wrote: Thank you for sharing! Your story made me smile!
mindyjourney wrote: Beautiful teaching moment for your children. Kindness begets kindness :). Blessings.
lovingfriend wrote: Wow. :) it instills faith. :)
kcarley wrote: That's awesome
laclarrey wrote: That's so nice when you find your own kindness comes back full circle!
jsmc10 wrote: aww, how amazing, starting kindness ripples :)
