While sitting at my computer today, having an internet conversation with a friend, I heard the distinct "ping" of my phone indicating I had received a text. I pick it up to find an odd number and a message from someone I didn't know. The text read, "I am in a dental chair...have to get a crown...yippee." Puzzled as to which one of my friends must have changed their number, thus showing up as someone I didn't know, I sent a return text with a simple, "Who is this?" Again, a few seconds later, my phone announced a new text that read, "Sorry, wrong number." At this point I could have simply left it at that, but I thought (why not make a simple gesture to brighten someone's day) and sent one last text that read, "LOL That's ok. I don't know you, but I hope your dental visit wasn't too unpleasant. Have a good day!" In exchange this message appeared, "lol...it was quite nice...thank you! That was cool. You too!"
All too often I think society has completely forgotten the little gestures of simple kindness that I remember surrounding me as a child. Did it take any time out of my day to reach out to someone I don't even know and put a small smile on their face? No, it didn't. Am I now suffering from the feeling of wasted time or lost moments spent typing a message out like that. No, I am not. Do I feel good knowing that this person seemed genuinely pleased that a complete happenstance of a wrong number brought her a stranger who showed compassion. Absolutely!
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