A Small Gesture Meant a Great Deal
This is just a short story but it really brought home to me how very small acts of kindness and even courtesy have bigger effects than we realise.
I have a bad back which flares up from time to time. Yesterday I was out walking while carrying shopping bags and my keys. My keys slipped from my hand and fell to the ground. The problem was that because of my back I couldn't bend down to get them. I was just thinking of how to get around this when two teenage girls came up beside me. Without even speaking to me, one of the girls just reached down, picked up my keys, handed them to me and went on her way.
While it was a small gesture and she couldn't have known that I was in too much pain to bend down, it meant a great deal to me at that moment.
- Posted by amer
- Oct 31, 2011
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'Sweet' Appreciation
Last week we had a number of on-site meetings over the course of three-and-a-half days. This created a bit of pressure on the lady who provides the tea and coffee etc., as she got a month's work in a week!
She was incredibly obliging, even coming in early some days to get the conference rooms ready, and really helped out with her grace and kindness, especially as we were under pressure.
To say thanks to her for doing such a good job with a smile every day, I bought her a box of chocolates as a small token of appreciation. She was delighted to receive the chocolates and gave me a big hug!
Needless to say, it made my day to see her so happy over a box of chocolates
- Posted by amer
- Dec 25, 2011
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