Unexpected Kindness on the Telephone

"Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.  Kindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures."
― Bob Kerrey

It always surprises me when kindness comes unexpectedly through the telephone.  I still remember being in that post-partum Twilight Zone daze after one of my children was born when a friend from elementary school called.  We don't talk all that often, but she called right when I needed a friend, some baby advice and a dose of sanity.  That happened more than 10 years ago and I still remember her kindness.

Today a dear friend from college called.  I had been thinking about her as we had just texted back and forth, which we tend to do from time to time and certainly much more than we talk on the phone.  I was so glad when I saw an incoming call from her.  Just the sound of her voice makes me happy.  We chatted for a while and caught up, and it was great.  I told her that I had really needed to talk with her today.  Hearing her voice made a difference in my day.  I felt as though I had received a gift, which her call truly was.

Sometimes kindness arrives in the form of an unexpected, but very welcomed call.