Kindness at the Mall

"A little kindness from person to person is better than a vast love for all humankind."
― Richard Dehmel

Earlier this week, my mother experienced unexpected kindness at the mall.  Despite a fractured hand in a cast, my mother was not deterred from holiday shopping for her grandchildren.  After buying several things at one of the large department stores, she was getting ready to leave when the sales person said that she would help her with her shopping bags.  My mother was very surprised when the young woman not only took the bags to her car, but also loaded her trunk.

"It was such a sweet thing," my mother said.  "Her kindness made me feel so good.  She went the extra mile, which she didn't have to do.  I told her that it was nice to see someone as kind as her."

Several days later, my mother still thinks fondly of this young woman's kindness.