Random Kindness

[London]

Listening to this song, 'My Immortal' by Evanesence (sp?). Brings back so many memories into my head, actually...

It never happened, but me and a girl I've never seen before in my life, standing in a parking lot, it's snowing, she's crying and I wipe away her tears with my hands as they roll down her cheek. Shes wearing a beanie, and a white/light blue coat. She has blonde hair that curls out from underneath the beanie. She rests her head on my shoulder, just crying.

I don't know why that popped into my head, but it did. But that strangely enough made me remember the time, a Mom with her 2 kids came into my work and were coming to pick up some pizza they had orderd. The total came to like $24 or something, all the lady has was about $18, and then shes like "Come on kids, were gonna have to eat somewhere else". At that moment, the look on her kids face, I'll never forget it, it was filled with sorrow and sadness. I then told the lady that I'd take care of it, and for her to give me the 18 dollars and I'd cover the rest.

She said thank you, it sounded as if it came from the depths of her heart. Her kid smiled, not at me, but he just smiled. Listening to this song, made me think of another time I commited 'random kindness'.

 

[Amra]

The downside is that in helping others, i often neglect my own needs... *sigh* It's almost compulsory. Oh well, it'll pay off in the end.

Be VERY careful here. That is a dangerous road.

Do not get caught up in finding pleasure in helping others. It's complicated.

"Caretaking" is the wrong road.

 

[My_Immortal6]

The downside is that in helping others, i often neglect my own needs... *sigh* It's almost compulsory. Oh well, it'll pay off in the end.

Yeah. Do this and you can end up ****ed up on anti-depressants and with an alcohol problem like me. Fun.

 

[memememe173]

I go into fast food restaurants, stand as far away as possible from the menu while reading it and, when/if there's no one left to serve, the cashiers will keep asking to take my order...while I'm still standig far away with my head tilted up to read the menu...

 

[NaderN]

I like being Altruistic, especially to elders. It's a good thing.

 

[London]

I go into fast food restaurants, stand as far away as possible from the menu while reading it and, when/if there's no one left to serve, the cashiers will keep asking to take my order...while I'm still standig far away with my head tilted up to read the menu...

I don't understand...? :scratch:

 

[London]

I like being Altruistic, especially to elders. It's a good thing.

Sorry, but I am not familiar with the word 'Altruistic' someone feel the need to fill me in?

 

[memememe173]

I don't understand...? :scratch:

X= counter at back with straws, napkins excetera
Y= Counter where you place order
Z= Me
.=space

X ...........Y
X ...........Y
XZ .........Y
X ...........Y

and even like that, if there is no one else around, they keep asking me to order

 

[London]

X= counter at back with straws, napkins excetera
Y= Counter where you place order
Z= Me
.=space

X ...........Y
X ...........Y
XZ .........Y
X ...........Y

and even like that, if there is no one else around, they keep asking me to order

Oooh... I see, but I still don't see how that relates to random kindess, its the persons job to help you.

 

[memememe173]

Oooh... I see, but I still don't see how that relates to random kindess, its the persons job to help you.

It doesn't really...it just bugs me that when my body language is so strongly pointing to the fact that I'm not ready to order, they ask me, so I feel pressured to come up and order, which takes time cause I'm still reading the menu, and then they get frustrated etc. like in your original post

 

[London]

It doesn't really...it just bugs me that when my body language is so strongly pointing to the fact that I'm not ready to order, they ask me, so I feel pressured to come up and order, which takes time cause I'm still reading the menu, and then they get frustrated etc. like in your original post

Oh, I didn't relize that you were referring to the first part of my post. But yeah, it's even worse when your on the other side of it... Customers that took forever to order really irritated me.

 

[Corneo]

I feel your pain London. I use to work at Taco Hell and the worst of the worst would come in during when I worked. You ever tried to get an order out of a person who couldn't speak a lick of English but got mad at you when you didn't understand?

 

[London]

I feel your pain London. I use to work at Taco Hell and the worst of the worst would come in during when I worked. You ever tried to get an order out of a person who couldn't speak a lick of English but got mad at you when you didn't understand?

Haha, I know how you feel. We got a lot of those at McDonalds.

 

[Mecal]

Yeah man, I got your back. Keep your head up, and everything you want will happen at one point or another.

thx

and, with the pizza, that was nice too, i would have done the same, but i cant help but think that it could have been an act that she put on.
ya know? maybe she forgot she only had 18$, so she acted like she was sad and poor and stuff.
i always think of those kinds of things :-/

 

[London]

thx

and, with the pizza, that was nice too, i would have done the same, but i cant help but think that it could have been an act that she put on.
ya know? maybe she forgot she only had 18$, so she acted like she was sad and poor and stuff.
i always think of those kinds of things :-/

Well... If shes gonna play that act, then that's fine. I have no way of telling if its an act or not. It'll just bite her in the *** later.