Act of Kindness Stories

Act of Kindness Stories

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    I hope it’s not too much to say that I grew up always trying to help people. Given the inevitable thoughts and actions of selfishness as a human, I have consistently tried to conscientiously help others, save the lives of animals, and be mindful of my actions. I therefore take the time to go out of my way to help others whenever they need help moving an object, or if they need help with a specific task.With that said, I am left seeking a meaningful life where I can effectively help a large population. I know spreading the Dharma is probably the best route for helping others, but I am…

  • Splints to happiness

    I am a nurse in an ICU in Berkeley.A few weeks ago I had a patient who came from a nursing home. This patien had previously had a stroke and was weak on her left side and since she came by ambulance to the ER thence to ICU she had left at the nursing home 3 uppper arm and bilateral leg splints, her lower dentures, glasses and denture adhesive. She had only one daughter not too involved with her who was gone for the next several days. After work I drove to the nursing home and gathered the listed items and then drove back to the hospital to bring them…

  • Not sure if it counts

    I’m not sure if it counts as a good ‘deed’, but there was a girl who I, for a while, had a bit of a thing for and acted flirtatiously towards, but in a bit of a moody way, I changed. I no longer felt attracted to her at all and rather rudely I basically ceased all communication with her, I only met with her on occasion through a youth program. I know she got over it, she saw other guys and seemed fine. But I felt like I had used her. So the other day, through the convenience of the world wide web, I began chatting to her again…

  • Thank you :-)

    Excuse me, I’ve described a story earlier, but the download link you sent me was not a valid one. Would you please send me again? Thank you so much!

  • Thank you :-)

    Well, I really don’t like to mention things I have done of kindness because it is not a big deal and is merely my duty. As a Buddhist having taken the Bodhisattiva precepts, I should help others more and should not recall any of what myself has done. But, since you sirs request one, here it is. For many years I kept donating all the money I had to the charity. Although the amount was not much, I just truly wished the money could help people survive the sufferings of hunger and severe cold in the dark corners of the Earth. For me, I think money should be used in…

  • Garage Sale

    My neighbor gave me many boxes of things to sell at my garage sale and kept telling me that she didn’t want any money from my proceeds. I knew that my heart would not be settled with this. I gave her $75 from what I sold of hers at the garage sale and when I gave her the money she said “oh, you didn’t have to” but she smiled and looked very happy and said “I will do something nice with this money…it’s good karma.” =)

  • Offering Hope

    I recently started taking classes in a teacher leaders’ program. One of my instructors in the program found out that in a few weeks, she must have surgery for cancer, and possibly follow up this surgery with chemotherapy. She announced this to the class last week to inform us that she may be out for one or more classes, and perhaps even for the rest of the semester. We’ve only had 3 class meetings, but I already can feel that she is a genuinely caring individual. She also spent many years as a respectable principal of a NYC bilingual/dual language school. It was apparent in her voice and her words…

  • sandwich of choice

    Leaving the grocery store one day, with my groceries and a fat sandwich from their deli, I encountered a very thin, bedraggled woman rumaging through the trash can for discarded soda cans. There was a collection center on the other side of the parking lot where she turned in her finds for a bit of cash. I walked past her to my nice clean car, loaded my purchases and set my sandwich on the seat next to me. Suddenly, I’d lost my appetite and begin to wonder when she last had been able to make a choice about what she got to eat–not just dining on whatever the shelter was…

  • Helping out in a Charity Fair

    Recently, a Buddhist temple needed some performances for their Charity Fair. I helped to present some Buddhist songs and got in touch with 2 other Buddhist singing groups to join in, too. We had a great time performing and the audience, besides being entertained, got to hear some Dharma too.

  • sharing

    today i didn’t give money to the homeless guy i pass most days although i usually do give something.today i bought some sandwiches and sat down beside him on the street and had a chat for just 10 minutes. it seemed to mean much more to him that someone was listening to what he said. and what he said taught me something too. we’ll have many more chats.