Just this past week, as I was taking the bus to one of the paper supply stores I frequent, I saw kind gestures made by travelers I haven't seen in a long time.This one guy who was sitting up at the front of the bus was focused on something, perhaps an iPod or another gadget. He looked so focused that the world could have disappeared around him and he wouldn't have noticed, at least that was my perception. A bunch of passengers got on at one stop. One passenger in particular had her son, who was about 1 yr old in a front carrier. As soon as she got on, the guy got out of his seat and offered it to her and immediately moved to the back.
The lady didn't even sit down for 5 seconds, when a person in a wheelchair got on. She in turn moved to the back. I looked around to see if she was going to get a seat, as I would offer her mine, but another guy in the back jumped out of his seat and gave it to her.
The bus went on it's way, dropping off and picking up passengers. When we got to one stop, a lady who wished to get off at the back of the bus, didn't understand that she needed to just push the door open. I guess she figured it was automatic. So this other passenger helped her out, by holding it for her. Just when the bus was about to leave, the man noticed that the lady had left her gloves and tried to get off, but it was too late. So, he did one of the kindest things I've ever seen. He got off at the next stop, which was about 2 1/2 blocks away from the last one and ran back to try and give the lady her gloves back.
I was happily surprised by all of what I had seen, because as a frequent transit traveler, I hardly ever see such kind gestures like this happening anymore. So, I'd like to give kudos to all those passengers. I've been inspired and I hope you all are too :)
Isn't that such a great story?! Kudos galore! You know, I went to the food court to get lunch the other day, and as I was waiting to pay, I saw a woman leave without her bottled beverage. I said to the people in front of me and the cashier, "Wait, isn't that her drink?" They just looked at me and didn't say a word. So I abandoned my food, grabbed the bottle and chased her down. Boy was she fast. But I would hope someone would do the same for me!
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