“At a coffee shop I noticed an elderly man with his caregiver looking around for a place to sit. All the comfortable armchairs were taken, I happened to be sitting alone at a spacious table. I kindly offered them my spot and quietly moved to a nearby wooden chair.
Later, his son joined him. For some reason, I could feel his eyes on me, not in an intrusive way, but with a quiet intensity.
I finished my coffee and headed out. I had to stop by a nearby bookstore. As I stepped back out onto the street, I noticed him again, down the sidewalk near the coffee shop. I didn’t think much of it until I heard, ‘Hi, excuse me…’ behind me. When I turned around, there he was, smiling warmly. I was a bit taken aback and unsure of what to say.
He didn’t say much either. He simply handed me his business card, flipped it over, and wrote his personal number on the back. He asked me to reach out, and I did.
A few days later, he invited me for coffee to thank me. What started as a casual meeting quickly turned into an unexpected kind of interview; one of those moments that remind you how true it is when people say opportunities often come through human connection, not just resumes.
Shortly after, I was offered a four-year contract role. Over time, we became dear friends. The rest, as they say, is history.”
A big thank you to Sara Yahia for sending us this wonderful example of how kindness can provide all sorts of positive effects from small to life changing.
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