Gratitude And Other Random Acts of Kindness

One thing I have learned is always be friendly to the bus driver when boarding or alighting a bus. A little friendliness or gratitude goes along way. As the bus route goes past our house but the stop is about 500m away - my wife can't believe how many times she hears the bus stop right in front of our house either to pick me up or drop me off. But sometimes a little genuine friendliness can get you some extra mileage - like tonight....

Left work about 7.00 tonight...caught the late train...waited for the late connecting bus - It was late...then jumped on the wrong (*non-christian sounding expletive*) one. I was the last one on the bus, before I realised I was on the wrong route (dark outside) then I asked the bus driver to drop me at the intersection of two main roads where I could walk home (about 3km).

Chatted to the guy for a few minutes and he then offered to go off his route and drop me about a 1.5km closer to home!

You know that I will never meet the guy again, but just feel indebted...not many people would put themselves out like that! I dont use religious language in every day speak (like "Praise the Lord") - in fact it makes my stomach turn - but after thanking him in a blokey-kind-of-way and then alighting the Bus and watching it drive away - I could not help but mutter under my breath an authentic "God Bless You Mate" - and genuinely meaning every single letter of it.

I trust he will reap what he has sown - A random, anonomous and unrewarded act of kindness.