Good people in the world

When I was at petco today (10/3/07) I started chatting with a woman who had 25 cats all indoors. I asked her which food she liked best and she pointed to one but told me with 25 cats she could not afford that food.

I snagged the biggest bag they had and walked to the checkout with her. I then put her big bag of catfood with mine and paid for both, all the while the lady with 25 cats claiming she could not accept such a gift from a total stranger.

I turned toward her and said my name is Mary what is yours? "Shelly"

Well hello Shelly, see we are not strangers any more, then I proceeded to walk out.

She ran after me still objecting to my purchase of her cat food. I stopped her and said:

Shelly why do you have 25 cats? (response) because I can't say no

My response to Shelly was this: Look I am ony feeding the cats that I would own but live at your house ok I can't say no either.

I got in my car and left, she was still standing at the door with a perplexed smile on her face waving at me as I drove away.

On my birthday (Dec 23) I watch the people at my bank go in and out, and just know instinctively the ones that could really use an extra $20.00 for the holidays. I walk up and start to chat with them then slip them a $20 with a smile and say happy birthday. Most reply but it isn't my birthday today or bless you how did you know... ? My response is: it is my birthday and you just helped me celebrate it, have a nice holiday.

When I get to go out to dinner with my family I always see a couple that have seen better days and pay for their meals.

My husband knows I do this kind of stuff all the time and he still loves me he says there are not enough good people in the world Mary.

For Christmas one year a friend of mine gave me a plaque and on the front of it was a crude carving of a cat. Ok this must be a joke until I turned it over and read the back.

In the time when there was slavery, a runaway could see this caving of the cat on your property and know that if he or she came to the door they would receive a meal. The cat carving was their way of letting others know a good person lives at this house. It hangs by our front door to this day.

hugs Menou Lover
Living is a time for giving love

Thanks for your understanding in advance I appologize for running off at the keyboard, but I really needed a distraction for a couple of hours. I keep looking at the clock. The vet said I could call at 2pm about my kitty !!!!!

Oh that really made me tear up. There really are good people in the world! If everyone would do things like this then the world really would be a better place.

My mother is so much like you. She saw a woman in her old beat up car with her three kids and everything they owned in the back. The woman asked my mom if she could pay for some food for her children. She took her to the grocery store and bought her a cart full of groceries for her and her kids.

My mother came home worried she'd be scammed but I told her she can't think of it like that. More than likely she made that woman's month by being so kind.

You are a very, very good person. What you give out will come back to you ten thousand fold. Bless your heart and sending calming, healthy vibes your way.

It is good to know that there are wonderful people like you in the world. I hope you get good news about your kitty.

Originally Posted by lnbandcats

You are a very, very good person. What you give out will come back to you ten thousand fold. Bless your heart and sending calming, healthy vibes your way.

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Indeed.

We need more people like you & We all need to (those of us that are not more like you) need to be more like you. What a wonderful world this would be.