I saw this segment on the TODAY Show the other day of a random act of kindness, so I thought I’d write about it. It all started when a waitress approached a mother and her family saying a random stranger had paid for the whole family’s meal and leaving nothing but a note saying “God only gives special children to special people”. The mother, Ashley England, then broke into tears, saying it was a much needed gesture. She had been having a hard time dealing with her son who in which has epilepsy and is not verbal.
That night she was having an exceptionally hard time, he was banging on the tables in frustration. Ashley was worried he would bother the other restaurant goers. The worry all went away once she received word of the nice gesture. She immediately went to FaceBook with this experience, getting thousands of ‘likes’ on the post. She had said she’d be going back to the restaurant to see if she could thank the stranger personally, but said on FaceBook “Dear stranger, thank you for giving me a blessing tonight in a way you will never know”.
This random act was very generous, the person could have easily ignored the family’s distress or complain about the disruption. The person may not or may come forward, either way the England family will always remember the person who paid it forward. I hope this would inspire other people to do good deeds and not expect something in return. If this doesn’t want to make people do thing such as this I would recommend watching the movie “Pay It Forward”.
I always wonder what makes someone decide they just want to do selfless acts such as this. It really puts a smile on my face to know that there are still good people out and they’re watching your back. It’s true when they say you’re not alone
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