Kindness

Yesterday was a dull day yet interesting. As I was driving down the road I noticed a homeless man sitting on the sidewalk and shuddering like crazy in the heartless cold.

He was just sitting there smiling and not asking or begging for anything and he had holes in his impoverished torn jacket.

There was a burger king right there just across the road, so I decided to do the right thing and went there to buy him a few burgers and a cup of hot coffee, and put whatever is left from the change in the bag (12 dollars).

When I went back to give him, there was a car right ahead of me giving him a bag of food. I wasn't disappointed because I didn't get to him first no, I was happy to see someone else who was willing to go out of their way to help the poor man.

I gave him the bag anyways, I wanted him to have enough, enough for him to last as long as possible, he humbly accepted and kindly thanked me. Then I saw a girl, who looked like she has been crying, walking on the same sidewalk. She had fresh bruises and some scars all over her face and body.

The homeless man instantly got up and went up to her and gave her what I bought him and smiled at her and said "Everything will be okay :)"

The altruism kindness that I have witnessed was unbelievable and marvelous! I kid you not i teared up by what I saw..

You know, maybe there really is some hope left for humanity.

Treat everyone with kindness and respect, no matter who they are

Even to the ones who are rude to you and disrespectful

Not because they might be nice

Because you are!

Reviews

[Paul Bell]

So true, a little kindness goes a long way.

[Joey Nizz]

Yes it sure does.
Thank you for your review.

[CAPOLAVORO]

It made me remember something about a kid who begged for money from me and when I gave him some food he frowned and said he wants money only. It is good to know the man did not begged and we have anti mendicancy law here in the Philippines. It is better to refer that man to the right institution like a social worker maybe. :)

[Joey Nizz]

We dont have that here, beggers will come to you once your at a red light or just walking by, there are laws here but no one seem to care about them for some reason lol.

[CAPOLAVORO]

Oh. so that's why. Mmm maybe you need to lobby to the government for that matter. :)

[Joey Nizz]

Lol if only it'll work you know :P they claim that they will hear your problems but nah they just wanna cash out lol

[CAPOLAVORO]

too bad. ;(

[Joey Nizz]

yea :/
What to do..

[CAPOLAVORO]

Kill them all. (evil laugh) lol

[Joey Nizz]

Hahaha sounds like THE plan!
Wanna be my partner in crime? ;P

[CAPOLAVORO]

Nope. I'm not good in killing. (-_-)

[Joey Nizz]

Me neither but hey it never hurts to try, well it will hurt them but not us x)

[CAPOLAVORO]

Haha.. Now I see the real joey. ;p behind inspirational poems is a bloody killer. :) Love that. lol

[Joey Nizz]

Hahaha maybe *wink* lol
btw sorry for asking but is your real name Capolavoro?

[CAPOLAVORO]

Nope. but I want to be called like that. *wink

[Joey Nizz]

Lol I get ya, we all have alias's *wink wink*

[CAPOLAVORO]

Lol.. you're so cute. :)

[Joey Nizz]

Lol why thank you ^^
Have you ever been in bahrain before?

[emmajoy]

Oh my. what a wonderfully WONDERFUL and sincere piece of writing! It has so much heart, plus, gives such a fine example o how Humankind can be.. and should be.

How one writes shows the 'master of the pen, you are obviously a man sympatico. Thank you for caring.

[Joey Nizz]

Thank you for thinking so and for your review, sometimes we have to remind people that they can be kind as well to get kindness back, and sometimes its ok if you dont get back because it feels great to be kind to someone and see them smile.

[emmajoy]

How very true, Joey.

[Mehameha]

I have been homeless and one of the things of many that you lose is the ability to help others in need. This was a great story and the first person of this story was able to give the gift of giving. It allowed this homeless man to be human and to give. A luxury he could no longer afford.

[Joey Nizz]

Yes I agree with you, The act of other peoples kindness has its effect on others, and some people they dont like to ask for more, whatever they get is enough because at least they got something rather than nothing so why ask for more.

Thank you for your review, Much appreciated.

[Ardra]

It's true sometimes it's kindness and a word of support that's all we need to offer....very glad you shared it with us :)

[Joey Nizz]

Yes, we all need to be kind or get kindness in return to appreciate one and other, and everybody needs support no matter how indapendent they think they are.

Im glad you liked this one, your opinion matters.

[matrixmark]

This bit - there was a car right a head of me giving him a
Change the ' a head' to 'ahead'
This bit - I want him to have enough,
Change the word 'want' to 'wanted'

This bit - She clearly and obviously had bruises and fresh scars all over her face and body.
Either the word 'clearly' or 'obviously' needs to be made redundant. Or change the sentence to something like this - She had fresh bruises and some scars all over her face and body. (just a guidance , do what you want with it)

This bit - I kidd you not
The word 'kidd' should be 'kid'

The above are just there to help youand in no way disrespectful towards your writing.

Ths piece was another one of those pieces where it makes you feel good. There was a lot of warmth in this piece. And demonstrates that in this crazy world, some people are willing to help others no matter how bad there own situation is.

Mark.

[Joey Nizz]

You wernt disrespectful or anything, you were just helping me make it better, showimg me my mistakes, I am always happy when someone shows me that I did something wrong so I can correct it and learn to avoid these mistakes in the future. so Thanks Mark, thank you for the corrections and the time you took to correct them.

[matrixmark]

I am so happy that you took it the way in which it was meant to be taken. I am sure that others take it the wrong way but, all I ever do is to try and help. Thanks for the reply. That means a lot to me.

Keep writing.
Mark.

[Joey Nizz]

And I appreciate the fact that your are trying to help it means a lot to me, most people will notice and just stay quiet.
You don't just care about your own writing to make it perfect but also others and I respect that.

[matrixmark]

Thank you Joey - what you have said goes a long way in my book. It really means a hell of a lot to me.

Mark.

[Joey Nizz]

Your welcome!
I'm glad you liked what I said and didn't upset you in anyway.

[Najam Us Saher]

Very well said. I felt the warmth of kindness by that story. I liked it a lot.

[Joey Nizz]

Thank you, I'm glad you did :)

[Najam Us Saher]

You're welcome ☺