When a lovely old woman walked into the independent shop, Christine Turel’s normal day took a strange turn. The woman’s excitement and kindness drew Christine in, but it was what she did for no reason that stunned everyone.
A college student came into the store to buy textbooks while the woman talked to Christine. Without giving the student a chance, the woman insisted on buying his $400 worth of textbooks. The student was shocked and turned down her offer, but the woman kept going.
Christine said, “I was shocked, and the kid was almost crying.” The woman’s answer was easy to understand: “You need chocolate.” She put more bars on the counter because she thought chocolate would make everything better.
The woman asked the student if he liked Harry Potter when he asked her why she was being so kind. She put Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on the counter. The woman paid the bill right away after Christine rang it up.
The girl gave the woman a big hug because she was so thankful. Christine joined in and said nice things about the woman. The woman’s answer was deep: “Being kind is important.” You have hurt people in big and small ways, but you can’t remember them all. Kindness.”
Randomly meeting this person showed how kindness can change things. What the woman did showed that being kind is a choice that can make a difference in people’s lives.
She thanked the woman again after the student left. The woman said, “My son is a homeless meth addict,” with tears in her eyes. I see that boy and the man my son could have become if someone had been nice to him at the right time.
In this touching moment, the power of kindness was shown. Thank you notes can last a long time if you do small things like giving someone water when they’re thirsty or helping a stranger.
Christine thought about what happened and realised that being kind should be a rule. The woman’s selflessness made Christine want to be kind to others and believe in its power to change things.
“I wish I could have bangs like that,” the woman said as she left, which made Christine smile. Her kindness spread like wildfire and reminded everyone that being kind can be an easy but powerful thing to do.
In a world where being mean is easy, deciding to be kind makes a strong statement. This touching story shows that one act of kindness can make a big difference in someone’s life.
