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Question by The Dogfather: What “random act of kindness” have you completed for a stranger?
It could be for a stranger or a casual friend or acquaintance. did you ever go out of your way to do one thing that you were not compelled to do?
I wonder about this.
Yes, to pay a compliment to a total stranger is a nice gesture. Of course it is much more sincere if no strings attached. Like in order to get acquainted to an attractive individual. It is a “random act of kindness”, not a “pickup line” (smile)
Teresa has me mixed up with a person else. I have not asked a question relating to sending money to a woman.
Very best answer:
Answer by missmichelle
if u see somebody whos genuinely quite or has a excellent outfit, tell them. whenever somebody does it to me, it makes my day 
What do you feel? Answer below!
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Dellta Oct 9 2011 - 2:50 am
I give blood (and don’t get paid), and whenever I have an all day bus ticket and come home, I give it to someone else for them to use it.. not much, but I wish I could do more..
Laura B Oct 9 2011 - 3:21 am
A lady knocked on our apartment door once asking for a hammer so she could break into her car, which she had left running with the keys locked inside, while stopping in from out of town to visit someone who wasn’t home. We told her we wouldn’t let her do that, to come on in and sit down, and we would call Triple A and have them send a locksmith. So my husband and I sat and watched TV with her for about an hour, until the locksmith came. She took our address, and she sent us a chocolate cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory a week later as thanks!
Also, I volunteered to be a blind girl’s chemistry lab partner in college, after having just met her. I thought it was a nice thing to do.
Denis Oct 9 2011 - 3:54 am
i just give them coins
POOOWTHAA KAH! Oct 9 2011 - 4:42 am
if i see an old person crossing / walking the street alone or beggar begging for alms in the street. i say a little prayer to keep them safe always and to give them blessings.
i may not be helping them thru actions, but i think prayers is the best ‘kindess’ you can do to your fellowmen.
Rose Oct 9 2011 - 5:31 am
Well aside from the one I answered in V for victory’s question:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjqiyFCATeJqGViJ0qggjzzsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100604112839AAHfVKx&show=7#profile-info-NHYDctjOaa
I once saw a lady having trouble carrying 4 baggages of groceries. She was stopping from time to time to rest. I offered my help and carried 2 of the baggages with her to the nearest bus stop.
I also have a self-project wherein I place my loose change in a coin bank, and then during christmas I, and a friend use it to buy gifts and toys for the needy.
Yeah, it’s either I have savior complex or I’m just don’t want to see people suffering.
Sometimes you have to “boast”[share] your good deeds so that it affects people to do more.
Yesley Oct 9 2011 - 5:54 am
i secretly deposited money to my co-worker’s payroll account upon finding out there were days she did not have pamasahe to go to work that’s why she’s absent
Teresa Oct 9 2011 - 6:07 am
yes, its fine!!
hi I saw your other questions and I found it interesting I really love to answer the other questions but there isnt any space provided anymore I am a filipina and I can say that not all Filipinos hate Spanish ,. you cannot speak on behalf of everybody. I am a Filipina but I LOVE Spanish persons and their culture,I am actually trying to learn the language and I really like it. I love how they care for their loveones and to show they care. 2nd question you posted is if it is alright or would it change anything if you send your girl in the country money every now and then? YES, it would change something but its not just what matters there. its up to the girl already if shell accept the money or not.I think it is unfair that you do post that question, if I am your girl and I knew you posted that question? I would be very hurt, imagining that my Boyfriend or a speacial someone will post that. not because of the money but because he thinks that I an just after the money… its all gonna be up to you after all. if you feel like sending her then do it , if not? then don’t its all up to you!!!! but when my colleagues were reading the post we were all talking about this sharing our thoughts regarding this .. we are all filipinas. we found this question really hurting on the part of the girlfriend maybe I can say. If I am in your position of course i would and be hesitant to send her money ,if your concern is if its gonna change something? yeah it will but money can ne gone but the attitude and intentions towards the relationship — will never!!
V for victory Oct 9 2011 - 6:49 am
yes, gave my cellphone to a stranger.
pero♥agni Oct 9 2011 - 7:24 am
I am ashamed to make a list, for every thing we do in secret or in open are recorded in a secret record by God. But I still applaud the people who extend kindness without expecting anything in return. Praise be to God for all such fine people.
theguywhoreportedmeisamoron Oct 9 2011 - 7:57 am
I HAD MY 500 POUND WIFE SLEEP WITH A THE STRANGER WHO HELPED HER GROCERIES.
nightdriver09 Oct 9 2011 - 8:08 am
pressing the open button in the elevator as i see someone coming when im already in and the door is already closing.
Galliano Oct 9 2011 - 8:19 am
It is not a “random act” if you make a mental note of it. Remember, “let not your right hand know what your left hand is doing”. Its suppose to be a random act of kindness and not something that you expect gratitude from performing.
TALOMO LYN Oct 9 2011 - 9:08 am
It may not be a “random act” but I do make it a point to help my neighbor who is in a wheelchair go to the mall if I am around.
Marika Oct 9 2011 - 9:59 am
Just one of the many things I have done: (I am not bragging, okay?)
In my adopted country, we have a lot of homeless people. They sleep on the streets even in the cold winter nights. To a young man, I gave him a change of clothes to wear and an old parka from my son. Whenever I meet Zoran now, I hand him some money for a decent lunch or dinner. Last Christmas, I gave him more than the usual and a package of goodies.
And as a last act of kindness before I die or when I die, I have signed to donate my organs to people who would be needing them.
Aref H4 Oct 9 2011 - 10:38 am
I answered two questions from total strangers today. Hope they’d be laughing soon.
I have a question myself, if you don’t mind.
“Is it ever wrong to follow what your heart tells you?” Because we issued a memo to our projects here in Riyadh, to use serially those Stocks Receipts for inventory purposes, but because they had lots of sites, they distributed the books left and right, and so the receipts come to us with huge serial breaks. When we asked why they have not followed instructions and used them in sequence, they said it was what “their heart told them to do”. Now, how can I ever blame them for it?
And is it ever wrong to feel nice in the thought of wringing their necks if it is what my heart tells me?
PandaXiopao Oct 9 2011 - 10:39 am
I like to smile politely in a gesturing “good day” way at strangers I meet eye contact with in public. I find it actually cold if you eye contact with someone without smiling. ^_____^
in the vortex Oct 9 2011 - 11:33 am
I am always doing things but to give one example that I was just reminded of because of the cheesecake factory cake….anyway. my husband & I were on our way home from a co. christmas party. We saw cars beeping a swerving on a kind of busy street. I thought he was going to get hit. So we put him in our car so he would be out of the street. We waited to see if anyone was around but they weren’t so we looked up the number on his tags & called at a phone booth.
That didn’t work so I didn’t know what to do. We live about 45 minutes from Balto. city & this was about 15 minutes north so we were about half an hour a way. So we took the car home with us.
Now this was no ordinary dog. He had hip dysplasia. Which was why he was limping so bad which I had noticed. Ok, the dog was huge. He is a Saint Barnard. I took home a Saint Barnard.
It was so funny cause I was going through a hard time then & I would lay down on the floor & rest my head on him. He brought sweetness into my life when I really needed it.
He wanted to look out a window one day & he jumped up & my desk was in frount of the window & he pulled the whole thing down on the floor, he flipped it over. He was actually dangerous cause he was so big.
I tried for days to find his owner & it was getting scarey that I took this dog & might never find the owner. Finally, I got a call. It was the owners I think I had him for a week. They were so happy. There were opening a coffee shop & he was getting mixed up with their busyness. They brought him to the new store & he wanted to go home so he was trying to do that when he almost go hit.
So he was lost but he helped me so much by me finding him. The owner’s brought me one of those Christmas packages of goodies. I found they too were going through the same problem I was going through. So it was nice to meet others who understood.
Gosh, you question is stirring up all kinds of memories of things I have done for others. They have always been things that ended up giving back to me even thought that was not my intention.
I once had a neighbor who ended up at my house at 3 am & she had Alziehmers. Her family owned a flower shop & the next day it looked like I hit the publishers clearing house. I went to my door & a man was there with the biggest fruit basket & the biggest flower arraingment I have ever seen. Ok, I will stop now. ha, ha,
annely Oct 9 2011 - 11:42 am
Two of the most common, yet often taken for granted, acts of kindness is the simple smile and sincere “how are you?” Although it sounds really cheesy, it’s nice to know when someone bothers to take time out of their day to ask about your life. It’s also nice to see smiles from strangers that you pass by on the subway, on the sideway, on your way to school/work, etc. It really brightens up my day.
Once a few years ago, I was on my way to pick up my sister from her bus stop since my mom wasn’t home. I passed by an eldery lady who was trying to pile up a few recycling bins but looked like she was having a lot of trouble doing so. I stopped, smiled at her, and piled up the rest for her. She smiled at me appreciatively and thank me. We chatted for awhile and then I went on my way. I saw her again once or twice, but not more than that. Up until now, I still wonder if she’s getting along well.
It’s unbelievably odd how random acts of kindness from strangers and towards strangers can really touch our lives.
computerjunkie Oct 9 2011 - 12:28 pm
if you’d be more specific, (something that you were not compelled to do?)
I do make it a point to help people whenever I can , but I always remember what someone did for me, not what I did for them…what goes around comes around”
things like giving up your seat on the bus and opening doors for the elderly and disabled…when i see young people do that, i smile and give them a nod…good job!