Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Strangers
Is it a requirement to be nice to strangers? I was leaving work one day and as I walked out of the building it started to rain. It was a heavy down pour. I took my umbrella from my purse and opened it up and continued walking down the stairs to my car. Before I made it to the last step I had a stranger under my umbrella asking if I could walk him to the cab stand. "Wow!", I thought to myself. It's not like I had a choice since he was already under my umbrella and the rain was really coming down. I politely walked the stranger to the cab stand and I even waited for another cab to pull up because someone had jumped in the cab he was walking to. At least before he got in the cab he introduced himself and stated that I was a good American. Was I really? He had me thinking what if I had tried that? Would the stranger be as nice as I was? But again I was taught to treat people like you want to be treated. Is all about reaping what you sow.
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I think you should be nice to strangers. My motto is treat people how you want to be treated, therefore do the best you can do for others and you shall receive many blessings. It can be surprising sometimes the things people my need or ask for but just always try to do what you can because one good favor deserves another
ReplyDeleteI wonder the same thing. My great grandmother always told me that you never know when you are being asked by an angel on Earth. That pretty much sticks in my head every time I think of helping a stranger.
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ReplyDeleteI agree. We must treat others as we want to be treated. We reap what we sow and we should always render good.
I must say though that that would have creeped me out if a man just popped up under my umbrella.
Their are some strange and scary people that could be dangerous if you are not careful.
Remember sometimes wolves come in sheeps clothing.
Alice
I agree with you Alice that we should be careful because out there are many scary people. In meantime this should not stop us from helping strangers as Anntoinette said. In 2008 I went in Geneva, Switzerland to visit one friend. He was supposed to come and pick me up at airport, but he had an accident and couldn't be on time. I had to wait for 4-5 hours at airport, and I was trying to contact him but it was impossible since people there wouldn't even bother to give me a phone to call my friend.
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