thoughtful stories

Waiting in line to pay for groceries while maintaining a 6ft distance, this man cut in line. He didn't appear to notice what he’d done.

The person he skipped didn't say anything, just maintained the proper distance.

When it was time for the man to pay he reached in his back pocket and pulled out a small note pad. He’d forgotten his wallet.

He looked a bit disappointed and embarrassed. The person he skipped stepped up and told the cashier they’d take care of his groceries. (Which only consisted of Milk and Chocolate Chip Cookies.)

He was more than grateful. He kindly thanked them and off the man went.

Upon arrival to the register, the cashier asked: "He cut you off and you paid for his groceries.. Why??"

"They calmly replied with a smile: “I hope that if one day my Dad forgets his wallet, someone will step up and buy his Milk and Cookies"

With all the negativity going on in the world.. I thought it would be nice to share this moment.

A little kindness goes a long way. Why not pay it forward?

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A Maasai man walked into a bank in Nairobi to ask for a loan. He told the clerk that he was going to Dubai on business for four weeks and needed to borrow $45.

The loan officer replied that although it is a small loan, the bank will need collateral to disburse it. So the Masai gentleman gave him the keys to a brand new Mercedes Benz S 500, parked on the street in front of the bank.

The Masai showed the vehicle documents and everything was correct. So the loan officer accepted the car as collateral.

The bank manager and his associates mocked the Masai customer for using a Mercedes Benz worth $133,000 as collateral for a $45 loan.

A bank employee then parked the Mercedes Benz in the bank's underground car park. Four weeks later, the Masai gentleman returned to the bank and repaid the $45 loan plus 1 euro and 50 cents in interest.

The agent then said, "Sir, we were very happy to have dealt with you. This transaction went very well but we are a little perplexed. While you were gone, we looked at your file and found that you he's a multimillionaire, so we wondered why he needed to borrow $45?”

The Maasai replied: “Where else in Nairobi could I park my car for four weeks for just $1.30 and expect it to be there when I return?

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Keanu Reeves

While shooting the movie "The Lake House", he overheard the conversation between two costume assistants, and a woman was crying because she would lose her house if she didn't pay a sum of 20 thousand dollars. He deposited it into her account.

On his birthday in 2010, he went into a bakery alone and bought a cupcake with a single candle. While he ate it outside, he offered free coffee and bread to all customers. This was his luxury birthday.

With what he earned from the Matrix trilogy, he distributed 50 million dollars to the special effects personnel, because according to him, they were the real heroes of the films.

He almost never used stuntmen, except for very specific things like stunts, and for this reason he recognized the work of his stuntmen by giving each of them a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

To this day, he regularly uses the subway and other public transportation systems such as the bus when necessary because it is the most practical thing, and he is never ashamed.

A large number of hospitals say they have received tens of millions of dollars from him.

He donated 90% of his salary in some films so that the production could hire other stars.

In 1997, a paparazzo found him on the street sitting next to a homeless man, listening to the homeless man's life and having breakfast with him. All the good we know about Keanu Reeves was not told to us by him, but by those who benefited from him. He never declared anything.

For everything he has experienced, he could have had a sadder and more pessimistic view of life, but despite this he chose to be that something good among all the evil there is.

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He missed the game

but he showed up anyway.

When my husband called after work and said he was headed toward the field, we were already halfway through our last at bats.

I let him know he wasn’t going to make it and it was fine if he went home. We were playing on the other side of town- the field was an extra twenty minutes past our house.

But he said, “I’m heading your way. Even if I at least catch you in the parking lot, the kids will know I tried.”

He made it to the sidelines just as the last batter rounded the bases, both our sons already gathering their gloves.

I’d love to say their eyes lit up when they saw their dad, but one said “You’re late” and the other just gazed at him perplexed.

Their indifference to his effort didn’t go unnoticed.

My husband grabbed the chair he never got to sit down in and most of our stuff and walked us to the car.

I understood his disappointment and I understood theirs.

But walking to the car together, I recognized the seed he’d planted simply by showing up.

And one day, hopefully soon, that little seed will have grown into a flourishing awareness in our kids that showing up for your people matters.

Even when they have to work, even when they’re late, even when they make it just in time to lug our stuff to the car. It matters.

They’ll understand that showing up is more than a long ride across town, but a selfless act of love.

They won’t focus as much on the innings he missed as the memory of his smiling face and outstretched hands as the dust settled on the field.

In the long run, they may not even remember we arrived separately, but they’ll always remember leaving as a team.

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“A young lady sat in a bus. At the next stop a loud and grumpy old lady came and sat by her.

She squeezed into the seat and bumped her with her numerous bags.

The person sitting on the other side of the young lady got upset, asked her why she did not speak up and say something.

The young lady responded with a smile:

"It is not necessary to be rude or argue over something so insignificant, the journey together is so short. I get off at the next stop."

This response deserves to be written in golden letters:

"It is not necessary to argue over something so insignificant, our journey together is so short"

If each one of us realized that our time here is so short; that to darken it with quarrels, futile arguments, not forgiving others, discontentment and a fault finding attitude would be a waste of time and energy.

Did someone break your heart? Be calm, the journey is so short.

Did someone provoke or intimidate you? Be calm, forgive; the journey is so short.

Did someone betray, bully, cheat or humiliate you? Be calm, forgive; the journey is so short.

Whatever troubles anyone brings us, let us remember that our journey together is so short.

No one knows the duration of this journey. No one knows when their stop will come.

Our journey together is so short.

Let us cherish friends and family. Let us be respectful, kind and forgiving to each other. Let us be filled with gratitude and gladness.

If I have ever hurt you, I ask for your forgiveness. If you have ever hurt me, you already have my forgiveness.

After all, Our Journey Together is so Short! God bless you!

Have a safe and pleasant journey safe journey!”

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