~Quite A Heartwarming Experience! ~

@Sambriel (2243)
August 24, 2020 3:35pm CST
Hello Everyone! Today is beautiful, how has been your day all? My time at the Stores earlier today was quite an interesting one. I offered to pick up a few groceries at the stores, on reaching there,warm smiles welcomed me ,so when i got shopping for all i came for, I noticed a little boy stood by one of the shelves crying with his mother unconcerned about this little boy. So out of the benevolence of my heart I drew close to where the boy and his busy mother where standing to inquire why the cute little child was crying. "Please dont pay attention to him,he does this all the time" she explained smiling then she looked down at her child wearing same warm smile on her face. Although I was yet to get all the items I came for but,the little child I saw crying profusely at the store I honestly couldn't bear to ignore,because I have a special love for little children. So like I was saying,I knelt down before the child and with a warm smile I asked, "what do you want little friend?" "I w-an-t that o-n-e"replied the little fellow still crying. . .then I stood up held the child by the hand excused myself from the mother,I then walked up to the direction of the shelf the child was pointing at picked up a pack of the chocolate he has been crying for then i handed the chocolate to the child and said to him, "there you go! its alright stop crying,now go show it to mummy " The mother of the child stood behind us observing things curiously,i and the little child then walked back to his mother now the child was no longer crying . The cute little fellow looked up to me with his teary eyes and said"thank you Uncle " and the mother also thanked me appreciatively I replied smiling "that's okay it's nothing really, have a good day ma'am! Walked up to the cash point to make payments after that I left. Have you had any heartwarming experience out door of late?
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@MALUSE (69390)
• Germany
24 Aug 20
I'm not so convinced that that was a good deed.The mother may have a reason why she didn't buy chocolate for the child. Maybe she doesn't want it to eat too many sweets. Maybe she doesn't have enough money to buy chocolate every time they go shopping. Maybe she isn't keen on having a child that has learnt that crying dramatically may make strangers buy sweets for him.
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@MALUSE (69390)
• Germany
25 Aug 20
@Sambriel I'm not awesome but I have common sense.
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@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Aug 20
I think your point is well taken.
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@Sambriel (2243)
25 Aug 20
@MALUSE you have a very valid point . . .Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You're awesome!
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Aug 20
I'm glad your efforts were appreciated. I'd be afraid to intervene like that. I might talk to the kid, but that would be it.
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@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Aug 20
@Sambriel I'm a child psychologist, and my worries would be that the mom not appreciate my efforts, or that he might might have had chocolate "yesterday." I'd probably get the kid into a conversation about favorite kinds of chocolate, other things he likes to eat, etc. It's hard to cry when you're getting positive attention from someone.
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@Sambriel (2243)
25 Aug 20
@TheHorse oh nice! Thanks! I couldn't agree more with you and you have every reason to feel that way .It's perfectly normal.
@Sambriel (2243)
24 Aug 20
@TheHorse thanks for your thoughts! that's understandable but the truth is I connect with kids so well right from my childhood days.
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@DianneN (247216)
• United States
24 Aug 20
That was so very kind of you, Sam! You brought such solace and happiness to that little boy.
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@DianneN (247216)
• United States
24 Aug 20
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@Sambriel (2243)
24 Aug 20
@DianneN thanks for the kind compliments! Truth is I hate to see little children cry helplessly.
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@Sambriel (2243)
24 Aug 20
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@thelme55 (76489)
• Germany
24 Aug 20
Not this late but before. It was a nice thing you did and I am glad the mother just smile. When my boy was still little, I told him to not accept any sweets that a person would give to him. He was not allowed to take chocolates or any candy from a stranger.
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@MALUSE (69390)
• Germany
25 Aug 20
That was a very good piece of advice.
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@thelme55 (76489)
• Germany
25 Aug 20
@Sambriel You are very welcome.
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@Sambriel (2243)
25 Aug 20
@thelme55 you're very right to have cautioned your son not to accept chocolate or candy from a stranger, any good mother would do the same . Thanks for sharing your experience!
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@LindaOHio (158689)
• United States
25 Aug 20
That was a kind thing to do; but I don't know how the mother would feel about the child getting chocolate to stop his crying! Have a wonderful Tuesday.
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@Sambriel (2243)
25 Aug 20
@LindaOHio thanks alot ! No doubt you have a very good point,I also think seeing the mother has all the right in the world to ask me to not gift her child but, didn't is a clear indication she is okay with me getting her child a pack of chocolate! Have a wonderful Tuesday too
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@LindaOHio (158689)
• United States
25 Aug 20
@Sambriel Thanks!
@CarolDM (203449)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Aug 20
What a nice thing you did. Nothing new here, just nature for now.
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@Sambriel (2243)
24 Aug 20
@CarolDM thanks for your kind words ! That's so nice to know .nature is always refreshing!
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@CarolDM (203449)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Aug 20
@Sambriel I enjoy nature every day if possible.
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@Sambriel (2243)
24 Aug 20
@CarolDM that's so nice to know! You should because, it's very good for health!
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@just4him (308693)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Aug 20
I'm surprised the mother would allow you to get the chocolate for her son.
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@Sambriel (2243)
24 Aug 20
@just4him maybe she understood I meant well,since I didn't appear to pose any threat or suspicion whatsoever! Thanks for your thoughts!
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@dgobucks226 (34499)
29 Aug 20
That was brave on your part as maybe the mother did not want the child to have chocolate. Glad everyone wound up happy!
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@Sambriel (2243)
29 Aug 20
@dgobucks226 aww. . .Thanks for those kind words of encouragement! Truth is ,I hate to see little children cry.
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