I went in to the Family Dollar here to look around. The cashier was shaking her head when I went to the counter and I asked if anything was wrong. She explained that the man who just left the counter was doing a good deed and the woman treated him like he was a monster.
The woman dropped a wad of money and this man reached down to pick it up and placed his hand on her arm to get her attention after he called to her several times. She turned around and gave him that glare that would kill a person. He handed back her money and told her she dropped it and she grabbed it from him like he stoled it out of her purse. She never said Thank you or nothing just said something nasty from under her breath and left.
I know kindess and good deeds are not what they use to be like but is it totally dying out? Are people so afraid of others that even a simple Thank You is hard to mumble?
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Wow. I have heard that no good deed goes unpunished but I don't buy it.
Well not to me !! The other day I was at Walmart looking for a certain kind of chip and a lady behind me gently tapped my arm. She asked if I could reach a bottle of coke for her as she was to short to reach (I'm 5'9"). I said no problem and when I gave it to her she promptly thanked me. We both walked away smiling !!
Quoting starlight1968:
Well not to me !! The other day I was at Walmart looking for a certain kind of chip and a lady behind me gently tapped my arm. She asked if I could reach a bottle of coke for her as she was to short to reach (I'm 5'9"). I said no problem and when I gave it to her she promptly thanked me. We both walked away smiling !!
This happen to us as well in the store, a lady was trying to get down some salad dressing and she couldnt reach it and the hub helped her and she had a baby and the store was busy with stockers so she had to push her cart away from her and I watched the baby while they got down her dressing. She was very kind about thanking us and didnt have any fears that I was going to run out the door with her baby.
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most people just don't care anymore. but I can tell you it doesn't stop me from trying to be nice and do for others. my kids hold doors, please and thank you, and show respect, and I don't think i"m to old to show respect to my elders or set an example for this younger generation.
Once in a while there are days that I personally don't want to be social but I don't/can't let my feelings interfere with my service to the public.
Kindness will go a long way. It's unfortunate the gentleman got treated the way he did. I hope for him it does not deter him from being kind to another person.
Quoting starlight1968:Well not to me !! The other day I was at Walmart looking for a certain kind of chip and a lady behind me gently tapped my arm. She asked if I could reach a bottle of coke for her as she was to short to reach (I'm 5'9"). I said no problem and when I gave it to her she promptly thanked me. We both walked away smiling !!
I don't think she was afraid to say Thank you, she's obviously just a witch!
It is sad this woman was so rude, but I am the optimistic I think people just need to be reminded and practice kindness again.
When I'm walking around the campus most of the time I was off in my thoughts. I remember my daughter telling me her friends would see me smile and I would look right through them. This really disturbed me, I should not be so busy or preoccupied to not see people.
After she told me this I try to make a habit out of smiling at the students when passing. It's amazing to see how many return the smile and most with a hi or hello or how are you.
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- dana63
on Feb. 16, 2012 at 7:55 AM