Nugget - acts of kindness

 


I rode my motorbike to that job and turned up in my smartest clothes. 

The 2 guys who ran the company after a week or 2 realised how poor I was. 

They asked if I owned or had ever owned a suit. 

I had not. 

Then, they did a kindness I will always remember, they took me out and suited me up. They didnt need to, and maybe they did it so they could send me out to their customers. Or maybe they just wanted to give me a leg up in my new career. Whatever the reason it stuck with me. 

I was just a working class kid and this company employed professional smart consultants and were what we would call "posh" or "rich". I was totally out of my depth. But these 2 guys recongnized it and bought me a suit and made me feel like I belonged in this new world.

I always remember this as an act of kindness. Acts of kindness are so important to people who receive the help and so rewarding to the people who give the help. 

And acts of kindness sometimes open doors and provide good karma over a lifetime. You should never expect a reward or any payback, but sometimes it just happens.



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