Strangers’ Small Acts That Changed Lives Forever: Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
I was working the counter at a coffee shop and this girl asks if she can draw me. I’m super skeptical because I’m chubby and have only ever been the butt of a joke. I say sure, but with an inflection that made it sound unsure, if that makes sense?
The girl perks up and says ‘thank you so much, you’re so doughy!’ I was super confused because I thought she was calling me fat so I say ‘In a good way or bad way?’. She gasps and says ‘oh my gosh I’m so sorry! In a good way, you’re gorgeous!’ Turns out she meant ‘doe-faced’ not ‘doughy’.
It was the first time someone has complimented me. Ever.
Was waiting at the airport for my flight, it had been delayed 2 hours. It was a full flight so almost all the seats near the gate were taken. There was one last empty seat next to me, so this older woman (Mary) asked if she could sit there. She was very friendly and we ended up talking about life and our relationships for almost the entire 2 hours.
My mother had been a very cold and toxic person. Mary’s daughter had passed away from cancer years earlier. It was a very cathartic 2 hours for both of us. She shared stories and life lessons she hadn’t had the chance to tell her daughter before she died. I told her about things I could never have told my own mother, and she gave me very honest, compassionate advice.
Wish I’d gotten her number or an email, but I was afraid of overstepping at the time.
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