Whats the nicest thing somebody has done for you

KiaKaha

KiaKaha

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I am simply curious to hear some stories from others about examples of pure altruism and kindness. It is always encouraging for me personally to hear about how nice people can be especially when people are selfless and genuinly concerned or wish to help thier fellow man.

As an example, the nicest thing that anyone has done for me was when my ex broke up with me and I was feeling pretty miserable. After a night day of drinking and self pitying indulgence I went to a health store and asked the lady behind the counter if she had anything for "severe emotional trauma" (it was a big deal at the time) she noticed that I was about to cry and could smell alcohol on my breath. She then proceeded to ask me what was wrong and I told her, at that, she shut down her store, and took me out to a nearby cafe and she sat, and listened and tried her best to console me. We kept in contact for weeks after that and she did many kind things to help me feel better and get me back on track (well within reason I mean). I have always remembered her, and have never come across anyone who has taken so much time out of her life to help a stranger. It was a beautiful thing.

Anyway, Does anyone else have stories like that, or can you think of a time when someone really made you feel like you were special and took time out to make a big difference in your life? I would love to hear your experiences.

Thanks
 
Forgotten-Children

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Well, no one's really done anything for me like what happened to you, ShyKiwi. Most of the time whenever someone's nice to me, they just give me something but no one's really ever taken the time to really listen to my problems unless they were payed to do it.

I mean, as much as I hate to admit it, my boyfriend is more stern than simpathetic when I'm upset because most of the time when I'm upset it's just because I have doubts about getting a job or being around people. He thinks my Asperger Syndrome and Obsessive Anxiety Disorder can be beaten like the way he beat Wilson's Disease somewhat by being able to talk again. Granted it took him two years to be able to but our problems are different. His is physical while mine is mental.
 
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Kinetik

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No-one outside of my family has ever done anything for me as far as I can remember. I'm tall and I wear a stern, no-nonsense mask most of the time, so I suppose people expect me to have it all together. Of course, I've also lived in some fairly harsh, big-city environments where things like altruism are way down on people's priority lists, so that may well explain it.

I guess what sucks is that I often don't feel strong enough to live up to the act I put on; I have very, very few people in my life and yet there are times where I just want to be able to have a meltdown or get help from someone else. It's like when things are bad I kind of want someone to come in and take over for a while, and when nobody does, life can seem really tough. That's the weird thing about being avoidant - you send out "eff off vibes" without really meaning to, while still needing some help when things in general go pear-shaped.

But enough of that tangent, let's hear some more tales of goodwill. ;)
 
Danfalc

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I would have to say my Mum supporting me.We didn't have the best relationship when I was younger.

Took me a while,but we re built our relationship and started from scratch,she has been so supportive and stood by me through so much.I put her through hell at times too,.She never judged me for any of it.

So I would have to say my Mum just standing by me has been the nicest thing anyone has done.
 
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lunaticbinge

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My mom still supporting me even after all the hell i put her through. Probably more hell than most sons put their mothers through. I would be homeless and hopeless without her help.
 
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ShyKiwi said:
I am simply curious to hear some stories from others about examples of pure altruism and kindness. It is always encouraging for me personally to hear about how nice people can be especially when people are selfless and genuinly concerned or wish to help thier fellow man.

As an example, the nicest thing that anyone has done for me was when my ex broke up with me and I was feeling pretty miserable. After a night day of drinking and self pitying indulgence I went to a health store and asked the lady behind the counter if she had anything for "severe emotional trauma" (it was a big deal at the time) she noticed that I was about to cry and could smell alcohol on my breath. She then proceeded to ask me what was wrong and I told her, at that, she shut down her store, and took me out to a nearby cafe and she sat, and listened and tried her best to console me. We kept in contact for weeks after that and she did many kind things to help me feel better and get me back on track (well within reason I mean). I have always remembered her, and have never come across anyone who has taken so much time out of her life to help a stranger. It was a beautiful thing.

Anyway, Does anyone else have stories like that, or can you think of a time when someone really made you feel like you were special and took time out to make a big difference in your life? I would love to hear your experiences.

Thanks
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My grandparents have always been there and helped me with anything I needed. :) I hate to think of the fact that they're not going to be around forever.
 
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OneOh1

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a girl I once had a crush on made a sign that says "Beat that drum" (I was in the marching band) . Me being completly oblvious of her signs (figurtively and literraly) , I just took it as a complement and continued to put her on the pedestal.

Also, to make myself feel decent, I donated $50 to an autism charity last night
 
lunaticbinge

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OneOh1 said:
a girl I once had a crush on made a sign that says "Beat that drum" (I was in the marching band) . Me being completly oblvious of her signs (figurtively and literraly) , I just took it as a complement and continued to put her on the pedestal.

Also, to make myself feel decent, I donated $50 to an autism charity last night
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That thing on Comedy Central right? Talk to anyone famous?
 
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Probably the nicest thing anybody did for me was just sit and listen to what I had to say. My thoughts and feelings are consistently marginalized. Just the fact that someone would give some of their own time to listen to me is the greatest and most liberating feeling I can recall experiencing.
 
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ShyKiwi said:
I am simply curious to hear some stories from others about examples of pure altruism and kindness. It is always encouraging for me personally to hear about how nice people can be especially when people are selfless and genuinly concerned or wish to help thier fellow man.

As an example, the nicest thing that anyone has done for me was when my ex broke up with me and I was feeling pretty miserable. After a night day of drinking and self pitying indulgence I went to a health store and asked the lady behind the counter if she had anything for "severe emotional trauma" (it was a big deal at the time) she noticed that I was about to cry and could smell alcohol on my breath. She then proceeded to ask me what was wrong and I told her, at that, she shut down her store, and took me out to a nearby cafe and she sat, and listened and tried her best to console me. We kept in contact for weeks after that and she did many kind things to help me feel better and get me back on track (well within reason I mean). I have always remembered her, and have never come across anyone who has taken so much time out of her life to help a stranger. It was a beautiful thing.

Anyway, Does anyone else have stories like that, or can you think of a time when someone really made you feel like you were special and took time out to make a big difference in your life? I would love to hear your experiences.

Thanks
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Aww how sweet! ..Anything for a fellow kiwi aye? lolll
 
breakthespell

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I remember back in middle school when my best friend (still is today) and I was on a group in english class and we played a game where you throw dices and move around on a board (the classic game) having to to the things that were written on the spots where you landed. He got on a question mark kinda spot, and the teacher asked him "In 20 years, mention one thing that haven't changed in your life (something like that, don't remember exactly) and he answered "I will still have my best friend" ;_;
 
CosmicNeurotica

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luckycharms said:
I knew I was a good employee, but I didn't realize how much I was appreciated until my boss came to me and offered to help pay for childcare so I could work full time. She gave me almost $400 a month for a few years to help out. That was the beginning of getting my life on the right track.

Oh yeah, and my daughter writes me notes telling me how much she loves me and sticks them in my lunch all the time. Don't know many 14 year old's that do that. She's been doing that forever.
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You sound like a great person and great mother.
I wish I had these experiences
 
alwaysrunning

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Once when i was about fourteen my family and i went to go visit my family in Mexico. As soon as we got there my mother told me that if i felt anxious or intimidated my anyone to just take it easy since that side of the family(my fathers) is very sarcastic and a bit rude. Needless to say, they were. My aunt "did my hair and makeup" for my birthday even though i told her id didnt want todoing this to mock me and my heart was racing because i knew they were going to make me the center of attention. My mom was out at the moment with her family. I felt like they were only doing this to mock me, especially when i looked in the mirror and saw myself. When i came out, one of my aunts said "what have u done to the poor girl..she looks horrible!". I started crying and ran into ai room where one of my cousins came after me a lil while later. He told me to stop saying i was ugly noone beleives that and i was a very beautiful person inside and out, that our family was a bit out there but they never meant any harm and that its ok to be shy. He then asked me what my fav song was and sang it to me in his guitar. Ill never forget that, sometimes i think about if if he knows how much that meant to me.....LOL sorry for the long story =/
 
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I was really scared to go to prom, so decided I wasn't going. Well the girls at my school wanted me to go, so they brought their dresses to school and let me pick one. ( this was like w or 3 days before prom) anyway since they did all that for me I picked a beautiful red dress and went. : D
 
coyote

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i had left my car at one location to drive a truck full of merchandise to another location, and my boss then brought me my car to the second location.

i was really embarrassed for him to do that, because i knew the interior of my car was a mess (avoided cleaning for far too long)

anyway, he noticed that my car wasn't handling well, so he "ordered" me to take in to a mechanic to have it looked at (something I couldn't afford)

it turns out it needed a whole new set of tires - among some other minor things - and my boss paid for the whole thing
 
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