Stories of Kindness from Around the World

A Trail of Shells


--by papaya, posted Apr 20, 2007
I live in Florida in an area that is famous for its shells. Many tourists wake up at 5:00 in the morning to find the best shells.

Living here, we have learned where to find the best shells and how to look for them. A lot of tourists spend time walking up and down the shore on the same beach and they don't tend to find very interesting stuff. And I figure, since I live here, there's no real point in looking for shells for myself since I already have a big collection.

So, whenever I find really nice shells (and sand dollars- those are not easy to find but are in high demand), I go out at night and scatter them along the beach for some lucky tourist to find.

Once I saw a family find a really pretty sand dollar I had left and they were so excited! It made their vacation. Plus, they were from Europe and they had traveled a long way for their vacation. I was so glad that someone deserving got my little gift!

I'll continue to leave more shells along the beach whenever I can!
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bhappy wrote: Olive that, and very special ... Be blessed.
LOVEBUG wrote: Shell Fairy, sounds more like the Good Fairy,
Metta wrote: I love this! That is very nice and generous of you to do!
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: What a great thing to do!
optimist wrote: That's really cool - I can just imagine those kids' faces when they find your shells!
sleepytomato wrote: That's so nice of you! I'm sure you really brightened up their lives :)
LadyK wrote: I am amazed by your act of kindness.The world would be a better place with a lot of people like you.My hope is that a lot of people get inspired to take up acts of kindness because am inspired.
samson95 wrote: There is nothing like finding a cool shell on the beach! You are really giving these people some great memories! :)
SueAnn wrote: Reminds me of my Dad. He gets so excited when he finds a really nice shell...maybe he found one of yours? He goes to Florida every year & said someday he hopes to find an 'old coin' off of some old 'pirate ship'
brighteyes wrote: Papaya: What a wonderful, thoughtful act of kindness...I, for one, would love to find a great shell or fantastic sand dollar on the beach....I have a wall hanging that I got in Monterey, CA that is a sand shell cracked in half with 5 white doves of peace flying out...there is a legend about the sand dollar regarding this.....you brought some people much happiness....kudos to you.

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