Saying Something Nice Can Make Someone’s Entnire Day
Shortly after I received what I feel to be a confirmation sign I asked for, I went to the grocery store.
I was feeling somewhat confident about my subtle sign, yet in my own little world & not feeling particularly pretty. I haven’t been out in public much since I started cancer treatments and lost my hair and my confidence has gone down.
There was a man. In the store. I’d seen him before, but today he looked different. A different air about him. His face seemed different. Almost glowing. I moved my cart in case I was in his way….He seemed almost angelic like. He approached a conversation by asking if he could complement me. Taken off guard, I said “Ok, I’ll take a complement” waiting to hear what he would say about my undoubtedly messy wig (I am not brave enough to be ‘bald and beautiful’) or big ass because I really don’t consider myself a looker by any stretch of the imagination…. “You have beautiful eyes”. I thanked him. He said “you have REALLY beautiful eyes” taken aback, not really knowing what to say to that a second time, I said “wow, thanks. You should be around more often giving complements.” And I immediately though, duh, that’s’ the best line I got? Then he asked if I was married.
All in the same one second while I answered Yes to the question if I was married, I had an apprehensive feeling. Does he believe me that I’m married? Because I was not wearing any jewelry or my wedding ring today (I take it off for radiation) If he didn’t believe me, would he meet me in the parking lot, do unspeakable things before murdering me and stuffing me in a dumpster out back? It’s really sad that people think this way. But in this day and age, we hear daily of missing women and children, later found in horrible places, or never found at all. I thought I’m using my credit card, at least they will have a way to trace where I was last and at what time.
He then said “tell your husband how truly lucky he is to have you.” (which has a special meaning to me considering the last couple conversations I’ve had with my husband).
Obviously I didn’t get stuffed into a dumpster, so I cling to my first initial feeling.
I believe that man was inspired by something angelic, or his own beautiful inner spirit, to approach me and say something nice.
It made my day.
How easy it is to say something nice to another.
It makes their day and costs us nothing.
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