A decade ago, we were recent transplants from India & living in two separate cities. My husband, here in Pittsburgh while I was in a small town NJ.
Anyone who has lived in Pittsburgh knows that it canrain in summer more than many other places. Being a newbie, he didn't. One day as he left the clinic building to walk to hospital about four blocks away, a thunderstorm rolled & it started to pour down. He had no umbrella, so started to walk briskly & noticed a car pull over.
A woman bending over from driver's seat reached out with an umbrella in her hand. When he refused to take, she said, "one day someone gave me this umbrella when I was getting drenched. Take it from me today & give it to someone else tomorrow ". That woman made me fall in love with this city & it's kind people. Sometimes, it takes very little....
Anyone who has lived in Pittsburgh knows that it canrain in summer more than many other places. Being a newbie, he didn't. One day as he left the clinic building to walk to hospital about four blocks away, a thunderstorm rolled & it started to pour down. He had no umbrella, so started to walk briskly & noticed a car pull over.A woman bending over from driver's seat reached out with an umbrella in her hand. When he refused to take, she said, "one day someone gave me this umbrella when I was getting drenched. Take it from me today & give it to someone else tomorrow ". That woman made me fall in love with this city & it's kind people. Sometimes, it takes very little....
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- Posted by abarbandi
- Aug 16, 2015
- Comments (9)
Readers Comments
balou wrote: Small but important act of kindness :-) thank you for sharing this.
pluto178 wrote: Sounds like the perfect place to be.......home. x
mindyjourney wrote: An act of kindness has far reaching effects :))). Thank you for sharing. Blessings, my friend.
savraj wrote: You're so right! A very small kind act can make our souls glow!
Novice50 wrote: That's exactly what it's about - in any city!
Mish wrote: Beautiful!!
kiwicat wrote: That is surely a true raok!
terre wrote: Great act of kindness and warm welcome to the city! Thanks for sharing the story.
melnotes wrote: Beautiful share, thankyou :)
