What's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?

Answer 1

Many years ago, when I was 13 years old, I was watching a television drama. The boy in the story had the same cynical, cold and suspicious personality that I had.

He was shown that there was more to life than that. He was even shown that his own friendship was valuable.

Being shown my own personality flaw had an electrifying effect on me, burning it out. This is called "catharsis." It is a stupendous gift that burns out ingratitude and pettiness.

So the writer of that teleplay created the nicest thing anyone has done for me. I suspect there were others with the same false sophistication whose sould were also touched by that drama.

I have more friends than I would otherwise have because of that experience. I am wiser and more trustworthy because of it. It was a priceless gift.

I try to pay for it by serving as a reliable mentor for the next generation.

Answer 2

The nicest thing someone has ever done for me was to reach out and try to start a friendship. It is so touching and nice when someone you don't know is nice and polite to you and acts as if you have been best friends since childhood. Too many times I have found myself too shy and afraid to do this. Today I promised that whenever I feel the time is right, I will do this to someone in need of it. Today a girl just jumped in a conversation with me when I was sitting alone at my new orchestra camp. I look forward to seeing her next month, and I actually want to jump toward the opportunity of playing for eight hours, because I now have someone to share it with.

Answer 3

The nicest thing anyone has done for me is Him being with me even when we were homeless, and a lot of people had step on us as well as stealing what we had left. Him being next to me and not letting go.

Answer 4

Well, I saw the first answer which reminded me of something. Someone co-signed on a car for me when I was barely 20 or so. I can remember the banker pulling him outside to talk to him; I did not know what that was about. I paid the car off early as is my habit now. I found out 3 or 4 years later that my father's bankruptcy was on my SSN, so I filed bankruptcy when I was 17!
This guy was poor as dirt, just like I was. This was 25 years ago; I have tried to find him, but have failed to do so. I send out a special blessing for him even now.

Answer 5

Last week a Rancho Bernardo neighbor of mine who lives several houses away and whom I still have yet to meet, along with another man who works for a grounds crew at a nearby golf course, saved my house from burning down in the California fires. The neighbor and from what I understand one other resident from our area stayed behind (not that this was adviseable - and this is something I NEVER would have asked for and had he been hurt ... I'm glad I don't know the answer to that, I really am) when our area was under mandatory evacuation. Our block lost one home, which was tragic, and there was fire damage to some houses, mine included, but I believe the reason our block wasn't harder hit was because of these men. I KNOW the reason that I have a house is because of these men - I can see where an outbuilding on my property was on fire and they extinguished the fire on my property TWICE. These are strangers to me. I have no doubt that I would have lost my home. I evacuated my mother and my children in the wee hours of the morning, I felt and still feel immensely grateful for our lives, but the days we spent not knowing if we had a home to return to ... to come out of that darkness to the news that I have a home, and along with it a newfound faith in people and the shocking kindness that some people are capable of exercising for a total stranger - if it takes my life I will find a way to thank him. And I welcome any suggestions. He is a hero to me, to my family, and to my neighborhood.

Answer 6

When I was in high school, my mother was a battered wife. I would come to school late almost every day because I had missed the bus after hearing them fight and getting to sleep so late. I would be tired and anxious and annoyed. There was a guy who listened to me. I complained about the situation and I was so sad. He just listened. He drew me funny cartoons that cheered me up.

At the end of the year, we wrote letters instead of signing yearbooks. I wrote him a long letter that stopped short of saying, "I love you." He wrote me a poem and called me beautiful.

I will never forget Sheldon. I saw him once after he moved away our junior year, but we didn't hook up. If I met him today, I would be so happy. I hope he knows in his heart or he reads what an impact he's made on my life.

Thank you, Sheldon.

Answer 7

The nicest thing anyone has ever done for me was being born and I have my Mother to thank for that. Life is a wonderful gift and not everyone appreciates it.

Answer 8

My dad asked me to make him a personal promise about something and I did make that promise to him, before he passed away, and I have kept that promise for the past 27 years. and will continue to honor that promise.

Because this is the internet, and there are millions of people that view these answers, I am not at liberty to discuss this matter any further, but by asking me to make this promise to him, it was indeed the nicest thing that anyone has ever done for me!

Thank you

Answer 9

I can't give you one answer. I was thinking about it. Naming things that I thought were really awesome that people have done for me.

There are just so many things that people have done for me. I can't pick which one is the nicest.

Answer 10

The nicest thing that anyone has done from me came from one of my doctors. My maternal grandmother died in Sept of 2000 at the age of 91. We told this doctor about my grandma's death. The day before the funeral I saw a truck from one of the local florists come in to my driveway and I thought, "Who is sending us flowers?"

I went and opened the door and the driver asked for me and handed me a basket. It turned out to be a fruit basket. I thought, "Oh wow." When I opened the basket and the card that came with it I saw who it was from. It was from my doctor and her staff. That just brought tears to my eyes. It was a very special moment.

When my mom came home and saw it she asked who sent it. I told her and she was pretty amazed too.