Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Pass The Buck!


--by earthling, posted Oct 21, 2007
Few months ago, a friend of mine handed me an envelope. Intrigued, I opened it and found a dollar bill.. A dollar? For what?

My friend launched into an animated articulation of how he received a gift of $20 and he decided to split it up and give a dollar to 20 of his friends to do random acts of kindness. Multiply all the goodness that comes with an offering twenty-fold!

Last week I was walking in a nearby downtown to keep a baby entertained while the  rest of the family watched a movie. The downtown is really small so we ended up pacing up and down the same street many times over.

There was this small ice cream shop, half-way between 2 blocks, that kept drawing me. I saw two girls, about fifteen years, doling out cones and cups with a great smile and attitude. The line was long and so was their smile, for every customer I could see.

After few crissings and crossings, I walked in as one of the girls was serving a Butter Scotch cone and gently dropped a dollar bill in the tip jar. She broke up in a surprise smile - "But you didn't buy any treats! And I just smiled and said it is a treat to watch those who serve with a smile.

She elbowed the other girl and whispered something in her ear and they both burst into an un-orchestrated but symphonic THaaaaanK YOuuuoo. A few customers tried to understand what was going on and smiled and nodded.

And I echoed it to all the links up the dollar chain I could see.
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dancingDog wrote: Awesome! This is what I call "the circle of kindness" - it just takes one person to start it :=D
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: What a great way to make the most of that dollar and spread the smiles!
lovebug wrote: It is a great feeling when you cause someone to smile, for me it is enough
AURELIA wrote: I really like that Idea. Good for you to be so kind. Not only did you allow a family to have some quiet time to watch a show, you also spread kindness at the icecream shop. Keep Smiling! ~Aurelia
Angel4eva wrote: thats so sweet!!!
MisteMay wrote: That is truly a phenomenal concept. I like that idea.
myfbil wrote: What a wonderful deed! It brought a smile to my heart and an idea to my mind. Even though I didn't receive one of the dollars from that $20, there is no reason why I can't "splurge" and do a similar deed! Now, what will I do? Let me see...
irongrace wrote: a dollar for a smile wonderful i might try this some day.
laurina wrote: Such a small price to give to bring so many smiles! Thanks for sharing the smiles with us!
jb wrote: Thanks for adding a smile to my day as well.

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