To Strangers

Yesterday, my friend and I were bored and decided to go shopping. We ended up hanging out at all the Asian stores, art galleries, Hot Topic, and then the little homey stores like Yankee Candle and Bath and Body Works, before getting random stuff to eat. 

But, after we went to the art galleries, which were all right next to each other, we went down an escalator. When we were about to get on, we had to ask a few kids to move for a little bit so we could get on. They stepped to the side. They were so small, they barely had to move. When we stepped on the escalator, we realized that two little kids sitting on the escalator by themselves didn't look right, and we should probably go look to check things out. So, we did, and we found that they were waiting for their mom, who was in a nearby department store. However, their little sister, a small 5 year-old girl, was too scared to get on the escalator.

My friend and I tried to help, hoping that maybe she would trust some older kids. We had to talk to her a little bit. And give her a few examples. A quick one foot on and one foot off demonstration. Finally, we got her on the escalator, and she liked it so much, she didn't want to get off. It was so sweet. Though, it was a little creepy how her older (yet still younger than us) brother started hitting on us.

Later, we went to Bath and Body Works for a little while, when we realized that we probably shouldn't leave them there, so we went back and waited for their mother to show up. She finally did, but as we went down the escalator, and they walked along the top floor, they waved at us for as long as they could see us, and we waved back.

The point of this is, doing a random deed for a stranger makes you feel good inside, not to mention it will put a smile on someone's face. Next time you see someone that could use your help, do your best to help them, because it will really put a smile on their face. And when you put  a smile on their face, you put a smile on your own face.

So, what's a good deed that you've done for a complete stranger?