Mastodawn

Two actions today.

1 A tradie came round to fix some leaks. I offered him a tea or coffee, and I've never received so much thanks for such a simple thing

2 A man dropped some shopping near me so I and another lady helped him pick it up. He was visibly choked by this small act and I asked if he was ok, and he mumbled that he was and we went our separate ways.

It strikes me that simple acts of kindness, community building camaraderie, treating people with respect and compassion, are anathema to some, if not many, people. Certainly the reactions I got today were over the top for things I consider to be basic courtesy type actions.

Be kind!

#Kindness #Community

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@chestas

We had a construction project last year that was on permit, so were visited many times by (the same) inspector. I noticed the first time that he sat in his truck wolfing down a sandwich, so I mentioned that he must have a very busy day. He was deprecating, but said yes, he kept going.

Every subsequent time I had something waiting for him - chocolate, a drink, energy bars. At the final inspection he thanked me for my kindness. He knew his stuff, and kept our project and finished rooms safe. I think we helped each other.