working 78-year-old woman..

@Cutie18f (9546)
Philippines
October 3, 2012 8:02am CST
Yesterday I rode with an old woman who had a plastic container which had peanuts and bananas which obviously were for sale. My curiousity got the better of me so I started interviewing her like where she was going to sell those peanuts, how old she is, and does she still make any profit after paying for the fare back and forth? She just smiled (probably did not hear me). Because I had to get off first I decided to pay for her fare---a very little thing actually but which made me light-hearted afterwards. How about you? Have you ever done a good deed lately?
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soorajsrs7srs
@soorajsrs7srs (636)
• India
3 Oct 12
if u come to my place i will show u a man who is 92years old working as a koolie. very much slim bony bondy.but no diabetics,bp,asthma anything,,.. only problem is poverty. nobody here to help him. not married
Cutie18f
@Cutie18f (9546)
• Philippines
3 Oct 12
92 years old you say, Sooraj? That man is really blessed and gifted because he is very healthy. God loves him.
kokomo
@kokomo (1866)
• Philippines
3 Oct 12
Yes,my friend.Elders are pitiful most especially when in their old ages they still get manage to go to work or produce money for their living. I cannot imagine my parents would be like that when they get old. I think from now on I would think for the convenient of my parents when they get older.
Cutie18f
@Cutie18f (9546)
• Philippines
3 Oct 12
When I do that, I'd think of my parents, myself and the future of my children. I wish other people can do the same so this little act will have a domino effect and touch many others.
Toni
@toniganzon (77288)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
I haven't done a good deed lately. I'm such a bad person . I am living in a foreign land that speaks a foreign language unknown to me. I still feel a bit stranger here but I know how to buy food. If only i could speak their language i would really love to communicate with them. I always have a smile on my face when i buy food from the locals. I wish I could do something good in this foreign land soon.
Rogelio
@rog0322 (2828)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
4 Oct 12
Hi, I was buying lunch at break time and I noticed a couple of kids at the door of the store looking in, maybe they are hoping for some kind hearts to give them something to eat for lunch but in my hurry I forgot all about them. Maybe its one reason why I have a heavy heart and kept on thinking about the kids around as I ate my lunch alone, now I remember the two kids I have ignored.
adnileb
@adnileb (5287)
• Philippines
4 Oct 12
Good deeds lately? None. Sad to say that. Those people I have through everyday are abusive and I wouldn't want to share my good deeds with them. But I have done some good things in the past like share a food to a street child and that was before Christmas so I think it's the spirit that made me do that. Others were giving away used clothes to those people finding stuffs in the garbage. I think those people are the ones that need attention and not those who abuses the kindness of others. Thanks for your story. Have a nice day.
Kalyni2011
@Kalyni2011 (3496)
• India
7 Oct 12
Last week i had been to a friends home by train, i saw a man, must be aged 80+ selling peanuts, he walked with difficulty inside the train compartment; so i said why don't you rest at home; his answer shocked me, he said i must earn 50 rupees, give it to my daughter in law, only after that she will give me food, i gave her a 100 rupee note, said you keep it for medicines
Jenny1015
@jenny1015 (13359)
• Philippines
4 Oct 12
Not very recently, but if I get the chance of helping others especially the kids in the streets or elders who are also in the streets either begging for alms or just sitting by the sidewalk. My heart melts to see them have this kind of life. If I have an extra money, I do give them food.