After enjoying a lovely afternoon eating and having a few drinks on a deck in downtown Ottawa we decided to head home and we asked for our bill.
The waitress informed us that someone, who wished to remain anonymous, had already picked up our tab. We couldn’t believe that someone could be that generous to a pair of strangers! She handed us the card to this website and we checked it out. This gesture really made our afternoon.
Feeling inspired by this generous act we decided to pass it on immediately. We headed to a coffee shop down the street and paid for a gift card and asked the cashier to pay for the drinks belonging to customers who came in after us. The cashier thought it was awesome and as we waited for our drinks we got to witness him explain to others that their drinks were already paid for–everyone reacted as we had, with genuine surprise and delight. I think passing on the nice deed felt even better than being on the receiving end!
Keep it up! 🙂
I’m left a little confused… someone handed you a card to your own website, and you checked it out? is Act 41 the same as 42? or did you encounter this two straight days?
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Hi Tom,
My name is Michelle and I manage the comments for the Man Kindness Society. The acts listed on this website are a combination of acts of kindness done by members of the society and members of the general public. This particular act was a submission from a member of the public, who e-mailed us this posting. When members of the society do random acts of kindness we like to give out cards with the website listed, so that people can share their experiences if they want to. In this case, the person who received a free meal submitted the story and passed the kindness on at a coffee shop.
Hopefully this clears things up for you.
Have a great day!
-Michelle