Elderly Woman Is Scared To Cross The Street. She Offers Passerby A Free Meal In Return For Helping her Cross

Nov 07, 2018 by apost team

The blockbuster movie “Pay it Forward” was a big hit all over the country. That’s because people love the idea of random acts of kindness.

That’s probably why we all love to read “paying it forward” stories online. We never get tired of hearing about all of the good things that people do in the world, especially since we are inundated with story after story of the bad.

apost.com

A man from Memphis, Tennessee just recently became a hero to an older lady in a way that truly shows the amount of kindness that is out there. The best part was that he was completely willing to help even though he didn’t know anyone was watching. That shows true character and kindness on his part, for sure. Local Memphis ABC 24 posted on Facebook the act that was caught outside of the Criminal Justice Center that day.

When you read “criminal justice court” it may make you feel uneasy. An elderly woman who had to leave the building must have also felt that way. Since she was alone, she was uncomfortable having to walk back to her car all by herself.

We can see from the picture that it also looks like a very busy street. We bet she felt pretty apprehensive about having to cross all of that traffic without someone by her side.

According to the Facebook post, the elderly lady asked a young man to walk alongside her to her car. She told him that if he did, she would buy lunch for him.

The best part of the exchange was the response the younger man gave the older lady.

He told her that he would absolutely be happy to walk with her to her car safely. But he told her she could save her money. He didn’t feel right accepting lunch from her for such a simple favor.

Reporter Tish Clark was a witness to the entire exchange that wonderful day. She came across the unlikely pair as she was reporting on another story. In her post, she said that the elderly woman was so happy about the exchange that she gave the man a big hug.

We are happy that her hug was caught on camera for all of us to see! We definitely need more people like this young man in the world today. We are also betting that the lady insisted on lunch anyway, but that is something that we may never know.

We know that random acts of kindness do happen more than we think they do. One of the best ways to brighten up your day is to brighten up the day of someone else. Every small act of kindness is one step towards making the world a better place!

Have you witnessed a sweet random act of kindness lately? Tell us about it in the comments and pass this uplifting story on!