TIB: The Kindnesses We Give Each Other

Summary:  Mary Popham believes kindness is the cornerstone of her belief.  Giving time, attention, or more tangible things to relieve someone's pain or just make their day a little better, then kindnesses are returned to her, magnified and guaranteed.  When she was 4 years old, one of her neighbor named Dorothy and she was 4 years older than her, she had a hear condition that prevented her from running and playing like the rest of the kids.  One day her neighbor Dorothy was playing  back riding ( riding horsie) out side with Mary's little sister and her little bother. Mary was waiting for her turn but Dorothy said Mary was to big to ride on her back.  Too young to know that Dorothy had a rheumatic heart and shouldn't have been carrying children on her back, Mary cried with heartache that her aunt has to take her to room to calm her down.  Mary's aunt handed her one of her aunt's favorite thing to help makes Mary feel better and it was a set of plastic bells.  Years later, one of the lady in the cafeteria from her school, her house was caught on fire.  After Mary heard what happen she went over to see the cafeteria lady and handed the lady the plastic bells that she got from her auntie years ago.  Mary was so happy to see a smile on the cafeteria lady's face.

Response:  This story just reminded me what happen at a starbucks coffee drive thru on Saturday morning.   I normally go to starbucks to get my coffee every here and there.  On Saturday morning when I pulled up to pay for my drink the cashier told me that the car in front of me had paid for my drink, I was surprise.  So I decided to pay the drink for the car behind me.  Sometimes it only takes a small thing to make other people happy and yes I believe in it because it did make me happy and i hope i make others happy too.

This I Believe: A Kind and Generous Heart

Eight years ago her 13 years old son  were lived on a life support after diagnosing with a heart enlarged to double it's size.  Both pRents and people around him were praying for a heart to become available but at the same time the parents angry because someone's child would have to die.  One morning they got a call that there was a heart.  The surgery when perfectly.  The family was very appreciated be their son had another chance in life to do things with his family and friends.  After son turn 16, the new heart fail.  Their son pass away leaving the memories that they have for last few year.  When their son died, the parents knew that it would be their son's wish to give back.  His eyes went to someone who wanted to see.  That's selfless gift.

This story touches very much.  I can't imagine seeing your child dying waiting for a second chance from a donor but at the same time some other person's child die.  I think the world is too cruel with young children.