No Act Of Kindness Is A Waste. The Amazing Story Of A Waitresss That Changed Her Life.

Shouldn’t every day be an opportunity to act with kindness? Even doing just one tiny act of kindness can change your world and the world around you.

In today's article, i will be sharing a story i stumbled upon while surfing the internet today. This is one of those stories that restores your faith in humanity and teaches the importance of giving and being kind to others. This amazing act of kindness is inspiring and life changing. I felt emotional while reading this and i thought i should share this with you.. The major reason why i am sharing this is for us to know that no act of kindness, whether big or small is in vain, it will always pay off sooner or later.

Read her story below....

Tim Young and Paul Hullings (pictured above) from New Jersey are hearty firefighters that live for their work. They once worked tirelessly for 12 hours to clear out a fire. After which, being completely exhausted, they went to a diner around 6 am to request the strongest cup of coffee the diner could muster. 

Their waitress that day was Liz Woodward and she just happened to overhear the two firefighters discussing their tiresome battle. Eventually, when Tim and Paul went to pay, they were quite surprised. Instead of their bill, they were given this message.

As Tim and Paul read this message, their eyes fill up with tears. They thank the kind waitress for her warm gesture. Then Tim went on Facebook to recount the event : 

“Such a selfless and kind act. I definitely urge my friends to make a trip out and support the business, and if Liz happens to be your waitress, tip big.

But the story doesn’t end there! The firefighter was told by someone on the Facebook post that Liz’s father, Steve, is quadriplegic and has been paralyzed for 5 years and that Liz set up a donation page a few months earlier to fund a wheelchair accessible vehicle so that she can take her father places. 

Tim then urged people on Facebook and his colleagues to donate to Liz’s crowd-fund : “Turns out, the young lady who gave us a free meal is really the one that could use the help…"

Then the unbelievable happened: within a few days, she had gathered more than $70,000 - far more than the $17,000 needed for a wheelchair accessible van! Liz and her family couldn’t be more grateful to the two firemen. 

"All I did was pay for their breakfast. I didn’t expect anything more than a smile,” says the waitress “It goes to show that you just have to be kind to each other and that even the smallest gesture can change a life.”

Liz (in red) with her dad, siblings and the fire fighters who changed her life.

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To help get in the spirit, here are 21 quotes to inspire kindness. And while being kind to others, remember to be kind to a very important person — YOU!

“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.” – the Dalai Lama

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton

“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” – Nelson Mandela

“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” – Vincent Van Gogh

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia

‘We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” – Sir Winston Churchill

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” – Henry James

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.” – Kahlil Gibran

“For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.” – Audrey Hepburn

“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” – Scott Adams

“Those who make compassion an essential part of their lives find the joy of life. Kindness deepens the spirit and produces rewards that cannot be completely explained in words. It is an experience more powerful than words. To become acquainted with kindness one must be prepared to learn new things and feel new feelings. Kindness is more than a philosophy of the mind. It is a philosophy of the spirit.” – Robert J. Furey

“Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.” – Humphry Davy

“Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.” – William Makepeace Thackeray

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” – Marlene Dietrich

“Kindness in words create confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao-Tzu

“I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.” – Pablo Casais

“Each time I perform an act of kindness, a part of me heals.” – Lupi Ngcayisa

“How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make a contribution toward introducing justice straightaway. And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!” – Anne Frank

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain

“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

 

 

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