Help in Target

Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you.

As I’m sure many people can relate, some days are just harder than others. Everything sets you off, and you just want to crawl into bed and pretend the day didn’t happen. Yesterday I had one of these days, and I decided to stop by Target after work. I was going around getting everything I needed, and the last thing on my list was sparkling water. It’s one thing that makes my day, sparkling water and fruit. It encourages me to get through the day and makes me feel healthy. There was one singular bottle left, and it was at the back of the very top shelf. I stood there staring at it for a moment, debating whether I wanted to climb the shelves or accept my fate. Suddenly, an elderly man turned the corner and said “do you need help?” He was my saving grace. He grabbed the last bottle of San Pelegrino, I thanked him for his service, and I walked away smiling. After a long, hard, stressful day, this small act of kindness from a stranger made the storm cloud above my head disappear. It’s the small things in life that can make the biggest differences.

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