On Thursday afternoon, I was out for my walk on the bench east of Bountiful when a car approached me and slowed down. I thought someone was going to ask for directions and I was hoping I could direct them correctly, since I wasn't too familiar with this particular area yet. When I bent down at the window, a nice-looking guy of about 25 or 30 who wore his hair in a ponytail said, "I am doing a random act of kindness. May I give you a rose?" He handed me a beautiful, dark pink rose and drove away. I think I was so startled that I was barely able to thank him. I don't know if it were his kindness or the fact that I usually feel so invisible, but it touched me so much that I cried the rest of the way home. I have read about people who do random acts of kindness and have always loved the stories, but this time I felt the real power of it.
More Notes to Myself
About Me
- Name: Little Momma
- Location: Bountiful, Utah, United States
I was born and grew up in Afton, Wyoming and lived there until I graduated from high school. I had a large family growing up - five brothers and three sisters. I went to college at Brigham Young University and then served a mission for my church in Germany. I married a man I loved with all my heart and we had six wonderful children together - two sons and four daughters. Time passed. Life happened. Things changed. I left the religion of my youth and became a Humanist. My children grew up and all but one have left the nest. I got pushed out of the nest myself and, whereas before I was basically a stay at home mom, now I am an Outpatient Services Specialist at a hospital in the area. I am a single mom -- the proudest ever. Out of all the people I have met in the world, both old and young, my own children are THE BEST ONES.
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5 Comments:
What a great story! I love that this happened to you.
Wow! That's so awesome!
Awesome Mom!! That is so cool! I have had someone pay for my lunch while I was going through a drive thru. I was behind them and they paid for mine before I got to the window. I have no idea who it was, but it made my day.
Oh, that's so sweet! There are so many people out there that it seems that's all we hear about. I really like this story and I'm happy that he picked you! You deserve it!
I agree that stories of random acts of kindness are always good to hear. I'm glad there's a story that includes my mom now. :)
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