Please, only sincere answers! Thank You all!!
2006-10-13 15:19:34 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
A elderly man lived in a town that I would pass through going to work, and he would often walk away from his house and get lost. Once he told me he was tired and asked for a ride, only he forgot where he lived. I drove around with him for an hour until a local cop met me, recognized the man, and showed me where he lived. After that I would always stop when I saw him and take him home, even if it made me late for work or whatever. This went on for two years, but he was always happy to see me. My little lost friend died this week at the age of 90. I miss seeing him ambling down the road, searching for his home. but I feel rather nice because maybe I made his last years a bit better. I hope I never get in such a hurry that I can ignore someone who needs a helping hand or act of kindness...
2006-10-13 15:37:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Since I'm a lawyer, it's obvious that I've never done anything nice for anyone without some kind of ulterior motive, but I once read about a Congressman who would drop a one dollar bill on the capitol steps every day as he went inside, knowing that finding it would make a total stranger's day.
2006-10-13 22:30:08 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
12 years ago a friend of mine boyfriend got her pregnant and then left her. She had no job, and no money. When she called me she was 4 months pregnant and rent was due. She had no friends or relatives to help her. She called me as a last resort. She was one of those full of pride types, but this time she was dealing with something bigger than herself.
She called me and through tears told me the whole sad tale. I asked her where she was living and then hung up on her. I showed up the next day and moved in with her. She of course protested but I told her this was for her own good. I took good care of her. I made sure that her rent was paid and she had a wide variety of food to eat. I purchased clothes for her and made sure she was comfortable at all times. I bathed her, talked to her, and gave her hope for the future. I took care of her every need and she had nothing to worry about. My reward? I got to be at the hospital when she was giving birth. I got to see a child being born. Let me tell you, it’s a sight everyone has to see at least once.
I stayed with her 1 year after her child was born and took care of her and her child until she was able to be strong enough to get a job that paid well enough for her to support herself and her little girl. I then promptly disappeared from her life with a good feeling of a job well done.
-Jax6213
2006-10-13 22:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Two days ago I found a purse at school and turned it into one of the offices. I have found several purses in shopping carts and returned them. Those are regular good deeds.
I think the kindest thing I did was taking care of my mom while she had cancer. We did in-home hospice care at our house. I am so glad I did that for the last two months of her life.
2006-10-14 01:35:42 · answer #4 · answered by Lake Lover 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, once I let a friend and her family of four move in because they were having a hard time with their bills. We were a family of three ourselves and only lived in a little three bedroom house. We were crowded, but we made it work for a couple months till they got back on their feet.
2006-10-13 22:27:57 · answer #5 · answered by Dawn 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Encouraged them to seek Godhood within themselves instead of believing in a load of outmoded, ecclesiatical nonsense.
And that is a VERY sincere answer.
2006-10-13 22:24:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I forgot about it immediately afterward.
Sometimes the simplest gestures can have the greatest impact.
The truest acts of kindness are totally anonymous.
2006-10-14 00:40:14 · answer #7 · answered by Lady E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
had a fellow come up to me at the gas station---asked me for a couple of bucks so he could put gas in his car. he had an old clunker and his wife was looking at a roadmap--trying to figure out how to get to Cape Giradeau, MO. he told me they were headed to Cape to see his daughter who was in a car wreck and in the hospital there. the wife came up and asked me what the hospital's name was. i told her and then gave the guy some money and then used my credit card to fill up his car so at least he wouldn't have THAT to worry about the rest of the nite.
he was almost speechless---glad i could help.
2006-10-13 22:30:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
In my culture, answering this question would be considered bragging on oneself, which is unacceptable behavior.
So all I can say is that God and the person involved both know. . .and it'll have to stay that way.
2006-10-13 22:30:09 · answer #9 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I listened to someone talk to me about their problems, and I was there for them, and they have a little more hope, then they did before.
2006-10-13 22:52:46 · answer #10 · answered by Garnet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋