Without a doubt, just when I am about to lose all faith in humanity, someone comes and picks me up. Someone fights - someone fights for me - someone fights with me and not let me give up. That someone is almost always a stranger. While, I am not underestimating the love and kindness that my family and friends have shown me over the years, I cannot help but be struck by the kindness of total strangers some times. Over the years, their stories have shaped mine, their actions have affected my life whether they know it or not, and their kindness and has made me believe. Really believe. And without faith I would be nowhere today.
I know that with the kind of lives we lead today, all full of mayhem and chaos, it is very hard to be kind, and it is extremely hard to take out the time to be kind and generous towards someone who you have nothing to do with and will probably never see again. Ever. But some people are, and those some - however few they are - save the lives of some others, like me.
So, thank you, strangers and dear readers. You have made more of a difference than you know. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
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20 Comments:
And you and your writings must have made a lot of difference in the life of others because something that shines through your words is your goodness. So thank you from me and many others around the globe. :)
Thank You Khadeeja. That's really kind of you :-)
Have a wonderful time this Thanksgiving.Happy Thanksgiving Day
your welcome :)
and thank you too :)
A lovely post to thank some unknown strangers who appeared from no where to help you! Lovely and Unique Thanksgiving gesture!
That one someone is always there in everyone's life, rarely people do thank them. Highly appreciate your gesture. Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving!
May you continue to inspire your readers like me :D
:)
The words that you left on my blog made my day too..:) I was about to notify you on the award here,but you came earlier that I thought..It was a pleasant surprise to read your comment the first thing in the morning
owh,I've told you..you make my day
Love ya!!
It's usually the kind gesture of a stranger that you really appreciate =) and i agree with Khadeeja
Happy thanks giving :)
thanks to u for giving us such a nice words as food for our minds.
Thank you :-)
something to think about .. we meet so many people and i think each one has some reason in ur life that we meet them ..
as you say its always the strangers who help out the most ..
Thank you for reminding this
Bikram's
Lovely post :) Nice way to thank those who are not a part of our life but they share few moments. :)
http://www.iredeem.blogspot.com/
Namaste....
Sometimes familiarity breeds enemity. We take each other for granted, we assume privileges without asking others consent, we expect things without communicating and behave hurt, angry and discontent when our desires go unfulfilled which brews resentment. Sometimes it is easier for a stranger to bestow kindness upon us because they don't know us and they want to make a good impression, to be liked, valued as a good human being, they haven't learnt to take you for granted, to assume things or demand things.
This is not to assume family and friends are not kind, it is just the reality that family and friends are human and sometimes their agenda to serve self and provide for their own needs unfortunately comes above all else
@Rhapsody
Thank you for sharing your insight. I think it takes a lot more courage to be kind to a stranger than to be kind to someone else, mainly because you fear the consequences with the people you know whereas you assume that there are no consequences with strangers :-).
Lovely post:)
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