A Twenty In His Hands

--by elaine, posted Aug 13, 2007

This past weekend my daughter and I were at a grocery store shopping for some goodies in preparation for visiting my mom and grandmother.

As we were standing at rack trying to decide what to get, I looked up an saw an elderly gentleman pick up a tomato and weigh it. He then began counting coins in his hand to see if he had enough.

My daughter and I both looked at each other. We understood and smiled. She said, "How much?" I said, "Um, about 20?" She agreed, so I pulled out a $20 bill, walked over put in the gentleman's hand and closed his fingers.

He looked at me astonished and speechless, as his eyes began to water.

I looked him and gently said, "Enjoy. And have a pie on us."

We picked up our shopping goodies, left the store with big smiles, and felt blessed to have run into that old man.

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Posted by elaine
Aug 13, 2007
Comments (35)

Readers Comments

bhappy wrote: Elaine, God Bless You and your beautiful for being so kind .. It saddens me to see our elderly not having enough to buy food.
Becki

brighteyes wrote: Elaine.....ah! a sincere and generous kindness touches the heart and this story did....thank you for sharing and caring....I agree with bhappy, there are so many elderly on such a tight budget....
YOU & YOUR DAUGHTER ARE MY KINDNESS HERO OF THE DAY!
MagaSmiles from Brighteyes ;)

AURELIA wrote: Elaine, What a wonderful opportunity for you to share with someone in need.Isn't it wonderful to be with your daughter and be able to share so kindly with him.You'll be able to share this story with each other for many years to come! ~Aurelia

adityap1984 wrote: dats so nice of u to help a fellow being..

asdf wrote: wow. you inspire me.that's a really touching story =)

AURELIA wrote: Elaine, My son is a cashier at the local grocery store and I couldn't help sharing your story with him today.HE said at the end of the month elderly often seem to run out of money when they're on a fixed income.He was so surprised to hear how nice your were to a stranger.I think we've inspired him...you doing the act and me repeating the story to him!....Thanks for the inspiration! ~Aurelia

ausnikki wrote: Wow,that really touched my heart! What a wonderful thing to do.

jan2008 wrote: God bless you and your daughter, what a beautiful story.

speedi wrote: Bless you and your daughter what a wondefully generous act of kindness.

JZ wrote: It really is amazing what happens when you look at the world through the eyes of generosity. It's almost as if the opportunities find those who are ready to exercise on it! Thanks for sharing a great story.

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