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So am unwell still. Need to feel better. Will do a tweetstorm about random nice things people have done for me. Some whose name also I don't know. More to make me feel good, but also to spread cheer. Feel free to add your random nice stories to it.
Story 1 : So this was a year or so back. I had gone pubbing with a gf. For some reason, some men were hitting on me that day. Mostly just asked me for a dance, etc & when I refused, they moved on. But there was this 1 guy who was with his office crowd (Not mentioning co name) 2/n
He was hitting on me all evening. From coming & asking me if he could buy me a drink, to asking my name, he kept trying. Also he strategically stood in a place so he could constantly see me. By then I was down 3 pegs, 2 shots. Fellow came up & said I want to buy u a drink 3/n
& I want nothing in return. Fellow assumed I was drunk by then. I finally said ok but buy us both & nothing post that. Suddenly there was a tall guy (His colleague) who came & stood next to him & just stood there. Drinks were ordered. He then asked me my name. I refused 4/n
His friend just kept checking on the 2 of us to see if we were ok. This guy after trying for few mins finally realised that I was neither telling my name nor getting drunk. But the entire time his friend just kept hanging next to us (leaving the office crowd) & just kept 5/n
He ensured his friend did not bother us & nor did anyone else. I assumed he would then ask our name/number. But nothing. Till the night ended, he was just there. Put us in our car & vanished before I could even get his name. All he did was check that 2 of us were fine 6/n
Random guy. Random nice people. Random kindness 7/n
Story 2: I had once gone for a TiE meeting & I did not have my car. Came out & got into an auto & within 5 mins I started throwing up. So much so that I nearly fainted & it was late in the night. The auto driver kept stopping, buying me paan, water & helping me 8/n
And he did not stop till I entered my door. I could have been raped/robbed or anything as I was in absolute zero senses, such was the acute food poisoning. But there he was a random auto driver showing kindness to me.
Random people. Random kindness. 9/n
Random people. Random kindness. 9/n
Then there was this time once when my mom was unwell. She was in ICU. I had already lost baba & you can imagine how my cond was. On top I have a problem showing my emotions (ya ya i talk a lot but my emotions is something i hardly share). Ex boss, in chennai knew it 10/n
The entire night he chatted with me telling me dumb stories and stayed awake with me all night (he knew i could not sleep). He had a critical presentation the next day morning & yet he just did it, so I would be ok.
Known people. Random kindness 11/n
Known people. Random kindness 11/n
2day when I was sick,a very close friend of mine,just called up to say he's flying down to look after me.I dont need it but the fact that he thought I did & he was willing to leave a very critical job which was imp for his career,is what matters.
Known people.Random kindness 12/n
Known people.Random kindness 12/n
I was in school & i was anything but popular. Rather now that I look back, Also was definitely not a confident girl. Once I was sick & out for 10 days or so. The day I returned, it so happened it was a school picnic. Our school picnics had groups made & we had 13/n
to share food, etc. Obviously when I went, all groups were formed. I also had got no food. I was standing in a corner all alone. People were just trooping in as per groups in the bus 14/n
A classmate(who I was not remotely close to. Rather a backbencher & bongs are bitches who segregate friends based on their marks. I was one too), saw me & asked why u standing alone. I told her. She took my hand & said come "u in my group" & that's it. She did not let me go 15/n
I could have been alone. Felt unwanted, but for her. Not only did it teach me that day the value of being a good person above being good in studies, but for the first time I encountered kindness & as a 11 year old it made a mark.
Known people. Random kindness 16/n
Known people. Random kindness 16/n
I was in my 1st job.I was the youngest person in the team & honestly pampered rotten by all.Once (just after baba's death), I fell very sick & somehow wasn't becoming ok. My family full of doctors also wasn't able to cure me. My 1st boss stayed in a place outside of the city 17/n
He spoke to his mom about me & she recommended a doc.This doc's chamber was at 7 AM & quite far from my place.Ex boss would pick me at 6 AM(that means he would have to start from home at 4 AM)& take me there regularly.He did not have to.He did.
Known people.Random kindness 18/n
Known people.Random kindness 18/n
Then there was this time when I went stone broke.Had it not been for 2 bosses who ensured I got back on my own 2 feet & that too made it look like,I was doing them a favour by taking up the jobs(so that my ego wasn't hurt),I would be dead today.
Known people. Random kindness 19/n
Known people. Random kindness 19/n
During my financial crisis,my rental increment time had come & i told my landlord i am increasing.He sent me a mail back.Dont now. Do when things get better.Different matter that I did as wasnt huge,but he was kind enough to do it & i did not ask
Known people.Random kindness 20/n
Known people.Random kindness 20/n
This was when I was young around 16. I used to have my tuitions and would return late & I had to walk back via a dark lane which was a bit unsafe at night. But at 16 the idea of a chaperone was criminal offence & so no one was allowed to pick me. 21/n
My area had a local slum too. The boys from the slum & other guys would stand at the local sweet shop every evening waiting for me to get off the bus. And then would follow me till I reached home, always maintaining a safe distance so I would not throw a hissing fit for 22/n
For chaperoning me. They did not have to. No one told them. Technically they would be considered the bad boys. But they did. Everyday for 2 years. And i cannot thank them enough
Known people.
Random kindness 23/n
Known people.
Random kindness 23/n
Now let me add the random kind stories added by rest 24/n https://twitter.com/AbbakkaHypatia/status/983217419295440896
Now let me add the random kind stories added by rest 25/n https://twitter.com/tanweer_bbsr/status/983213120037404672
Now let me add the random kind stories added by rest 26/n https://twitter.com/tanweer_bbsr/status/983214817308585984
Now let me add the random kind stories added by rest 27/n https://twitter.com/valmiksoni/status/983203638444199936
Now let me add the random kind stories added by rest 28/n https://twitter.com/danishkhan_30/status/983138724367273984
Now let me add the random kind stories added by rest 29/n https://twitter.com/iScrew/status/983101964367159296
