In the past two months I have had two strangers go out of thier way for me. One was to compliment me and the other was to give a shoulder to lean on in a time of need. What a lucky person I am.
I can say that usually when a stranger meets my eye or looks at mein passing, I smile or say hello. I believe it is the polite thing to do, as we are all people and need to be acknowledged.
One of the many reasons that I fell in love with New York City is because of a stranger. I was sitting at a pizza resturant on the east side of Manhattan. It was the kind where the store front is fully open and any Midwest family has a garage three times it size. I was waiting on a few friends and my signifanct other at the time. A stranger walked past me (as do millions each day in that city) and turns right around in his tracks, comes over to me and says "You are way too beautiful not to have a smile on your face." Of course, that made me smile right away and he just turned and walked away from me before I could say anything. Not only did that person make my day, it has stuck with me for years.
So, what have you done for a stanger today?
1 comment:
Loved the story of the stranger walking by the pizza place. That really is one of the million reasons to love NYC. :)
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