NICE Testimonial: A Special Train Ride

Well everyone, I leave for the HOW Design Conference tomorrow morning. I'm not sure if I'll be able to post while I'm there, but I'm hoping to gather some future goodies. I'm super excited because while I'm in Austin, I have the opportunity to get together with a few of the folks from RecognizeGood and The Samaritan Center! I can't wait to chat with them about what may be coming up in their future.

Today's story is from Rachel and it's so adorable! The picture alone (of Rachel's brother) is sweet enough to give you a toothache.

This week, I took my brother Preston to the Detroit Zoo. He is five years old and obsessed with trains. He was most excited about the fact they have a train at the zoo. When we got there, I bought us both tickets to ride the train, but after I had asked for the regular tickets, I saw you could buy tickets for a special ride in the engine with the conductor. I knew he’d love this, so I asked for those instead, but it was too late—the clerk had already put through the basic tickets. I said it was okay, because I didn’t want to make a fuss, but I would have loved to do that for him. Then the woman in line behind me stepped up and offered to buy the tickets for the special ride for me. She said we could just trade tickets and I could give her the difference. That’s exactly what we did! Preston got to ride with the conductor and got a special hat and everything. I really appreciated this stranger stepping up and doing something so minor that seriously made the day for my little brother!!

Think about how many people wouldn't have bothered to make the small effort to give Rachel and Preston the special train ride they wanted. I'm so glad this woman was mindful of the situation and took initiative to do something NICE!

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