A Little Gestures That Matter Much…

You don’t have to leap and jump over hurdles to make someone feel good. It just takes a smile or a hug or a joke or holding the door for someone or being a good listener or sharing, etc. to bring someone out of their shell. Sometimes, these small gestures mean the most.

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I got on to the bus. Seeing the crowd inside, I was upset. There was no place to sit.

Just then, a person vacated his seat. The man standing next to the vacant seat could have sat there, but instead he offered the seat to me.

At the next stop, the same thing happened again. He gave his seat to another. This happened 4 times during the entire journey. The man looked like a normal worker, returning home after a long day at work.

At the last stop when all of us got off, I spoke to him. 

"Why were you giving your seat to another person every time you got a vacant seat?"

His answer took me by surprise.

"I haven’t studied much in my life nor do I know many things. I don't have much money either. So I don't have anything much to give to anyone. That's why I do this every day. It is something 

I can do easily.” 

He continued, "After working all day I can stand for a little longer. I gave my seat to you and you said thank you. It gave me satisfaction that I did something for someone. I do this daily and feel I am contributing in some way. I go back home refreshed and happy every day that I gave something to someone."

I was speechless! Wanting to do something for someone on a daily basis is the ultimate gift. 

This stranger taught me a lot – how easy it is to be rich from within!

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Beautiful clothes, lots of money in the bank account, expensive gadgets, expensive cars, accessories, luxuries or even educational degrees – may or may not make you rich and happy; but a small act of giving is enough to make you feel rich and happy every day.

Jesus passed on to us a Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12, “In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you…”

That’s exactly what we encounter, “What goes around comes around.”

Keep practicing kindness in small gestures and you will reap the benefits and…

Stay Blessed!