I remember when I was little (50 years ago!) when I drove downtown with my mom, we would sometimes see an older lady waiting for a bus. My mom would stop and pick her up and give her a lift downtown. It wasn't anyone she knew other than from giving her a lift. She was nice that way.
DH and I will often stop and help someone who is having car trouble as he knows about all that. One time we helped two ladies start their car - it was just the gas was flooded. They wanted to pay and DH said don't be silly. and gave them one of our cards. Years later, one called and said she was closing an antique shop and wanted us to come down and pick out something. We wound up with a very neat old wood bucket.
Sometimes just to smile and say hi to someone is an act of kindness.
Last edited by ptquilts; 11-09-2011 at 09:36 AM.