Strangers’ Small Acts That Changed Lives Forever: Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
He invited me in, gave me some hot coffee, started chatting with me while the daughter wanted to show me her school work and tell me about their plans for the day.
They were getting ready to go get her dress for some school event when he asked if there was anyone I could call.
I was able to get in touch with my aunt, who recommended I go back to the rehab center.
I was ready to plead with her there over the phone to let me stay with them, but something about this guy and the kid made me feel safer than anyone from my entire family.
I decided to accept my fate and asked the kind stranger if he could take me back, to which he was more than happy to help.
The car ride back to rehab was the exact opposite experience I had when going into rehab.
We talked about his brother who had similar problems to my own.
He spoke with such love for him, it broke my heart to think I was in the same boat, but he reassured me – if his brother could get better, so can I.
Something truly resonated that day for me.
I didn’t want to be a burden to the world from the pain my parents gave me – I wanted to be healed, and to help heal others like this guy.
The kindest stranger I ever met-
Thank you, Mr. Gray. 🙏
I had just dyed my whole head of hair a very obnoxiously bright pink, and my conservative family were just continuously putting me down about it, saying it’s because I want attention, that it makes me look like a clown, etc. I was starting to regret it after a bit but left it as it was fading making it turn light pink.
While at the store, a random elderly lady approached me and I was prepared for a lecture about how damaging dye can be, but instead she just beamed and said “it’s like cotton candy! How cute!” And then someone she was with gasped when they noticed and agreed, they said it looked amazing and how they wished they could pull it off the way I do. I wanted to jump up and down, I was so happy.
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