Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Giving The Gift Of G-love


--by dolphin78, posted Nov 21, 2013
We were having a colder than usual spell. 

While I was filling up with gas I noticed that the young man helping me didn't have any gloves. I looked around and noticed all the other employees had their hands in warm gloves. He was very uncomfortable, rubbing his hands a lot and stuffing them in his pockets every chance he got. 

I looked at the simple, inexpensive, knitted gloves sitting in my purse. It seemed to me that they wouldn't be much help in this bitter cold - but they were what I had, so I offered them to him! 

"Seriously?" he said. 

"Yes," I replied. "Seriously!" 

You would have thought I had given him a $100 dollar bill! I know the gloves helped warm his hands, but not as much as his appreciation warmed my heart. 
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Readers Comments

VLR61182 wrote: Sometimes i think of doing something like that, but i hesitate and ultimately let the opportunity go by. Thank you for sharing this story. Your kindness warmed this guy's hands and his heart, i'm sure. I want to use it as inspiration to act next time, not just think about it!
pattipleonard wrote: How beautiful - very generous and sensitive of you - he will remember that forever
jslocum222 wrote: Your small kindness seemed large to him. You teach us all to be empathetic and to act.
beetoote wrote: How a small act of kindness can make a big difference.
SLPinFulton wrote: Great decision and action. Sometimes we have the right thoughts but don't act, right there and then. Good for you for doing so!
syl_hil wrote: Thank you for taking care of a stranger. We need more of this! And we need to teach it to our children!
cottage-sue wrote: That is very kind of you!
Ammi wrote: Glad you had gloves on hand to give away
melissa.leann23 wrote: Sometimes our view on things are so different the others. What is simple and not enough for us is over the top for someone else. Thank you for opening your mind for that moment to see that even to you this was big to them. I try to show my kids this every day.
umrh58 wrote: What a blessing for both of you. There have been times i needed gloves so i can appreciate the attendant's reaction.

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