Foreword:
Intoday'sworld,weoftenoverlookthepowerofsmallthings.Wearesocaughtupinourdailylivesthatweforgettoappreciatethelittlethingsthatmatter.However,sometimesthesmallestthingscanmakethebiggestdifferenceinsomeone'slife.Thisisastoryaboutthepowerofkindnessandhowonesmallactioncanchangesomeone'slife.
1.ItwasawarmsummerdaywhenJennydecidedtotakeawalkinthepark.
2.Asshewaswalking,shenoticedahomelessmansittingonabench.
3.Helookedtiredandhungry,andJennyfeltsorryforhim.
4.Shedecidedtobuyhimasandwichandabottleofwaterfromanearbydeli.
5.Whenshegavehimthefood,hesmiledandthankedher.
6.Jennyfeltasenseofsatisfactionknowingthatshehadhelpedsomeoneinneed.
7.Thatnight,Jennycouldn'tstopthinkingaboutthehomelessman.
8.Shewonderedhowheendeduponthestreetsandifhehadanyfamilyorfriends.
9.Sherealizedthatthereweresomanypeopleintheworldwhowerestrugglingandneededhelp.
10.Fromthatmomenton,shemadeapromisetoherselftodoonekindthingforsomeoneeveryday.
11.Thenextday,Jennydecidedtovolunteeratalocalsoupkitchen.
12.Shespenttheafternoonservingfoodtohomelesspeopleandlisteningtotheirstories.
13.Sherealizedthatmanyofthemwerejustlikeher,buttheyhadfallenonhardtimes.
14.Jennyfelthumbledbytheirresilienceandstrength.
15.Overthenextfewweeks,Jennycontinuedtodoonekindthingforsomeoneeveryday.
16.Shehelpedanelderlywomancrossthestreet,boughtacoffeeforastressed-outcoworker,anddonatedclothestoahomelessshelter.
17.Eachactofkindnessmadeherfeelhappyandfulfilled.
18.Oneday,Jennyreceivedaletterinthemailfromawomanshehadhelpedafewweeksearlier.
19.ThewomanwrotethatbecauseofJenny'skindness,shehadbeenabletogetbackonherfeet.
20.Shehadfoundajobandwasnowabletosupportherselfandherchildren.
21.Jennywasmovedtotearsbytheletter.
22.Sherealizedthatonesmallactofkindnesshadchangedsomeone'slifeforever.
Conclusion:
Jenny'sstoryisareminderthatthepowerofsmallthingsshouldnotbeunderestimated.Onesmallactioncanhavearippleeffectthatcanchangesomeone'slifeforthebetter.Weshouldallstrivetodoonekindthingforsomeoneeveryday,nomatterhowsmallitmayseem.Itcouldmakeallthedifferenceinsomeone'slife.
