Musings: Look for acts of kindness around us
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While having lunch with my family in Manhattan last week, I noticed an act of kindness. A sight-impaired man was having lunch against a wall. I watched as he felt around the table for his utensils, food and drink.
When finished, he used his cellphone to call for an Uber. The waitress brought him his check, which he paid with a credit card as she guided his hand on the receipt.
She also scooped up the remaining soup he was eating and placed the spoon in his hand for him to eat. When he stood to go, she adjusted his coat collar and gathered his phone, which he had left on the table.
As the customer took out his red-tipped white cane, the waitress guided him out of the restaurant to the waiting Uber. She gently placed her hand over his head so he would not bump it on the car’s roof. Who does that?!
New Yorkers do that, and such acts of kindness often go unnoticed. I sent an email to the restaurant, offering the waitress my compliments.
— Donald Kisiel, Shoreham
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