On the Random Acts of Kindness website there was a story posted by a women reflecting on a past experience that moved her to perform a kind act. When she was young she was the 'coach' for her and her friends pick up soccer team. One day while in a store the little girl found stickers that would be perfect to hand out at practice, however her mother would not buy them for her. Leaving the store disappointed the little girl heard a man calling to her and in his hand was the pack of stickers she wanted. As the man walked away without saying a word, she thought about how kind he was. So years later, overhearing a little girl talk about how she wanted Minnie Mouse hair ties, now a women, she bought them for the little girl. This was her way of saying thank you to the man to did the same deed to her.
This story goes to show how it does not take much to make others happen. Also, how one kind act can lead to a domino effect of kind acts. So in the end, I vow the next time I am in a store and I over hear a child talking about a trinket they want and can not get I will buy it for them so they can smile.
http://actsofkindness.org/node/476317
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