Incidental Karma?
@JamesHxstatic (29233)
Eugene, Oregon
April 20, 2017 5:42pm CST
It seems as if I wrote something like this before, but since it happened again, here is the incident.
Anne and I were in the big box Costco store. I had loaded a bag, about 40 pounds, of potting soil into our cart and was standing there while Anne looked for Impatiens. I noticed an older (like me) Asian woman looking at the potting soil, then at her basket. She seemed to be calculating whether she could lift the bag high enough to place it there. So, I asked if I could do that for her and she was quite grateful. I wondered at the time how she would get it into her car and told her she could ask the cashier for help.
The strange thing here is, that as we were leaving the crowded parking lot (it had started raining), there she was, her trunk open, pondering again. What else could I do? I stopped the car, hopped out and loaded the bag into her trunk.
It seems very odd to me that these things happen occasionally, even stranger when they are fifteen minutes apart and involve the same people.
I wonder how she got it out of her car?
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Apr 17
That was very sweet and kind of you to do that. I am sure she greatly appreciated it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Apr 17
It was so strange to see her again in that crowded parking lot.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Apr 17
Wow, I never thought of that! Thanks!
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Apr 17
@much2say My wife is quite the seamstress; I'll ask her to make one.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16517)
• China
21 Apr 17
It seemed as if you were predestined to help her once and again.But then ,the old woman was fortunate enough to come across you -a helpful person.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Apr 17
It was a strange occurrence for sure.
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@LadyDuck (457249)
• Switzerland
21 Apr 17
@JamesHxstatic Yes, it would be, but it happened that the same day we met a completely unknown person three times and then never again in our life.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Apr 17
Now that would really be strange wouldn't it?
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@paigea (35629)
• Canada
21 Apr 17
@JamesHxstatic I do like my bags packed evenly to carry. I like my reusable bags so I don't have to worry about them breaking.
At one grocery store they pretty much always took your groceries out to the car. They would always head to the trunk and I would always ask them to put the heavier things on the seat. It is easier to lift it out from the seat than to have to lean over the trunk and get it up. One can slide things off the seat.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Apr 17
I hope so. She was about Anne's size and the bag was half her height.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
22 Apr 17
She's probably standing in the driveway waiting for you to show up and unload it for her right now!
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
24 Apr 17
@DeborahDiane That is exactly what came to mind when I read what was here!
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@DeborahDiane (40037)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Apr 17
@PatZAnthony - That is a funny image ... the woman standing in her driveway waiting for James to show up again! 
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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1 May 17
that was very kind of you to help! awhile back, i took the kids (thankfully) with me to Costco. It was shortly after my surgery. I realized they were going to have to lift the water bottles, the big box of paper, and then, push the HEAVY cart for me.... I was glad i brought them!
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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4 May 17
@JamesHxstatic that stuff at costco can get quite heavy
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 May 17
@jillybean1222 Yes, too heavy for Anne or this small Asian lady. I guess it is the way I was raised.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 May 17
Yes, it was a good thing they were along.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
21 Apr 17
Nice thing to do. That's good Karma.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
21 Apr 17
That was nice of you to help. I hope she had someone on the other end - at her home to help get it out....
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
6 May 17
I am sure she has people at home to help her. I have found myself in that position before but no one asked if they could help. Good for you
@DeborahDiane (40037)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Apr 17
@JamesHxstatic - I hope the woman had someone at home who could help her. It was very kind of you to help her out. It was more than karma. You are just a good person who notices when someone is in need. 
