Just this past Thursday, my friend from Mississippi College, Greg Miles, shared a post from a radio station called "Seattle Wolf". The post was of a note and receipt that someone left on another person's car. The note is in the picture to the right and is quite simply a very kind gesture. The note reads as follows:
You do not know me but I saw that you needed some tires for your truck and I wanted to do something nice for a stranger because one day a stranger did the same for me. The receipt is in the envelope and all you have to do is go by Warehouse Tire on 3rd Street and ask for Steven Hodges and they will be put on for free. All I ask is that one day you do something nice for a complete stranger.
Later, on Thursday night, I found a posting on my Facebook from Beth Dickinson Campbell. This posting simply showed an extension cord plugged into an electrical surge outlet in the area that was hard hit by Hurricane Sandy. The sign posted beside the outlet stated: "We have power. Please feel free to charge your phone!"
These are two acts of random kindness. As we approach election day in an election that has not been kind, let's remember that we do not know whether the "giver" in either of these acts of kindness was an Independent, Democrat or Republican. And further, the "giver" did not care or specify which political affiliation one had to belong to in order to receive their gift of kindness. I think this is very important.
As we draw to the end of this election, it might be nice if we all just kept our snide remarks to ourselves in relation to the election. Graciousness and kindness and sometimes simply saying nothing either verbally or on social media seems like the proper response to the outcome of the presidential election. Words can hurt. Don't fan the fire of hate and meanness, let's be nice!
