We often do say that we are now living in a cruel world, don’t we? Yes, we may be living in an imperfect world, but that doesn’t mean there is nothing good about it, right?
Kindness among humankind is still there, haven’t you seen a story or two about “random acts of kindness”?
Let Teo Jordan be one good perfect example of kindness.
It isn’t hard to be kind
Teo was working at Kroger when this happened. He was at the store, doing his regular day job as a store bagger when he overheard a cashier instructing an elderly customer to put some of his groceries back.
Why? It was simply because his money wasn’t enough to pay off everything in his cart.
The kind working student couldn’t bare to just stand and watch the poor man return some of his items. He decided to help by reaching out to his pocket and giving $35 to the elderly customer so he could pay for all of his stuff.
“He came to the line with the groceries, only $100, and I was just thinking, I’ve got $35 in my pocket, I’m just going to give to him [to] get all the groceries he wants,” he told WCPO.
A selfless teenager
During the time of the incident, Teo had only been working for weeks at Kroger in Covington, Kentucky. WLWT reported that he applied for the job to help his family financially and also, to save up money to buy a new car.
Although he isn’t that well off in terms of money, Teo still wanted to help whenever he can.
Talking about what he did, he said it was all about being compassionate to others.
“I wanted to help the guy,” he said. “Just treat people the way you want to be treated [and] always help out if someone needs.”
Teo’s mother, Stephanie Burton, couldn’t be more proud of what her son did. She said that it was a part of all the lessons that she taught him when Teo was still a kid.
“I am proud of Teo. I’m overwhelmed with joy,” she said. “You try to instill in your kids right and wrong but you don’t know if they comprehend it, so, I’m proud of him. He was listening,” she said. “He gave him an extra couple of meals that he probably didn’t have. We just need to be human again.”
Teo plays for Holmes High School’s basketball team and he hopes to attend the University of Kentucky and take up marketing.
From one good deed to another
Another real-life story related to kindness was shown by another Good Samaritan named Wyatt Jones.
He was working at a MacDonald’s drive-thru when Brittany Reed and her 3 kids pulled over to order food. However, when she was about to pay for what they ordered, that’s when she realized she left her wallet at home.
Reed then requested for her order to be canceled, to which Jones refused. Instead, he brought his card out and paid for the family’s order.
Although Jones refused to be paid back, Reed still went back to the store and paid him even more than what he shelled out that evening. She also shared the beautiful experience on her Facebook account and it went viral in an instant.
To recognize his good deed, McDonald’s held a ceremony to honor the teen by declaring October 7 as “Wyatt Jones Day”!
See, kindness isn’t that hard to see, let alone to experience. We just need to open our eyes and not dwell too much on negativity.
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