Posted by paula on November 3, 2001, at 19:59:20
In reply to The Kindness of Strangers, posted by Gracie2 on November 3, 2001, at 19:23:09
That's so great! Recently I've started complimenting strangers on little things--or simply making idle little comments/conversation. It's a great way to "practice" being social with folks you never have to see again. Plus, it never hurts to get some good positive energy goin'.
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> I was sitting on the bench outside the pharmacy when a woman walked towards me - she was maybe about 60 - and she was looking at me so intently that I thought something was wrong, like I was bleeding or something.
> She walked up and said, "You have the most beautiful head of hair!"
> I really was shocked. Usually when a stranger says something to me it's like, "Move your car, lady, before I have it towed."
> I mean, what a really nice thing to do, she made my whole afternoon. Usually I'm so caught up in my own troubles that I barely notice other people. I think I'll try to do the same thing every once in awhile, I could say, "I love your jacket" or something like that without it killing me.
> -Gracie
> On second thought, in Silence of the Lambs, didn't Hannibal Lector say that to the senator at the airport?
> Or maybe it was "Love your suit".
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