Random acts of kindness and a random act of kindness I witnessed.
This is a happening that I witnessed when my daughter did a random act of kindness.
I believe she has been rewarded in return.

I went to visit my daughter, in Philadelphia.
She was living there with her husband who was a medical student at UPenn.

They lived in campus housing, which actually was a dilapidated old Victorian house, with separate apartments for students.

They lived on the 3rd floor, which meant a lot of walking up and down, especially with groceries, etc..

During my visit, I saw a down-trodden view of the City of Brotherly Love.
Lots of run-down buildings, much poverty and tough neighborhoods.

We were walking along the street and I began to pass right by a beggar who was sitting on the sidewalk.
My daughter reached into her bag and gave him some money, saying, " God bless you " ! and he thanked her. The mother in me thought, " Why reward someone begging like that " ?

I was working full-time then, and saw that there were no shortage of beggars on the city streets.
Still, I admired my daughter's sincere offering to this down-and-out man.

My daughter was working as a waitress at the time, helping to supply food, etc...while her husband studied all day and into the nights.
Their first baby was born while they were in Philly; and only after a few months did she divulge to me that things were so tight that she sometimes washed her laundry in plain water, as she had no money for detergent.

I was aghast.
Since I worked, I tried to send her money most weeks to help them get through those sparse 4 years in Philly.

I thought of my daughter handing change to a beggar on the street so cheerfully, when she could have used it herself.

Well, they came home to Boston from Philly after my son-in-law graduated and he studied in Boston to specialize in his field.
They now have a big, beautiful home, two lovely, healthy children and have a good life.

When I see her life now, every so often I remember how she gave to beggars on the street and I hope that (and think that) her " God bless you's " were seen and rewarded.