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Baby Dies 3 Days Ago And Mom Loses It At Applebee’s. Then Manager Writes THIS On Their Check…
Whether it’s at home, work, or just out in public, we brush by people all the time. It’s rare that we have genuine interactions with people as well, but stories of strangers who show each other their humanity are often heartwarming beyond belief.
Take Heidi Rubin’s story for example. She had been going through one of the worst times in her life before an Applebee’s manager was able to cheer her up. Her story was so inspiring that it went viral and ended up being liked over 10,000 times, shared over 1,000 times, and commented on over 450 times.
Just wait until you hear her remarkable experience at the all-too familiar neighborhood Applebees.
“Applebees, my husband and I visited your location in Summersville WV on Sunday. We were driving back to Beckley WV from Pittsburgh after the worst 3 days of our lives.
Our precious 6 week old baby girl was flown to Children’s hospital in Pittsburgh early Wednesday morning and passed away Saturday morning. We didn’t even know she was so ill until then.
“My in laws were in the process of moving all the baby stuff into storage so we wouldn’t have to deal with it when we got home. Unfortunately it was taking a bit longer than we thought it would so we stopped at your restaurant for the first food we had eaten since Friday.”
“We sat at the bar and tried to keep our composure as we ordered. I was about to lose it so I went into the bathroom and began sobbing. One of your managers just happened to be in there. She asked if I was alright and patiently let me spill my soul to her. She let me cry to her and tried to comfort me. She made me feel better enough to return to my seat.”
Shortly after another manager came up to us and gave me a big hug and offered her condolences. As we were about to leave we asked for our check. I broke down when I read the note they gave us with it saying they covered our lunch. The bartender asked if she could give me a hug and I tearfully said yes.
I really wish I could remember their names. The last few days have been such a whirlwind that my mind is not a steel trap right now.
I wanted to thank all of them from the bottom of my heart. It’s such a small gesture that brought much needed light to a period of profound darkness in our lives. Their compassion will never be forgotten.”
HUMANS & HUMANITY
The young guy sitting down was struggling with his tie. The woman in the red coat noticed, and asked ‘Do you know how to tie it properly?’ The young guy said ‘No ma’am.’ She taps her husband and says ‘Come to this side [her right side; he was standing on her left side] and teach this young man how to tie his tie.” The older gentleman moved without hesitation [almost a reflex response] and gave him a step-by-step tutorial; then – afterward – the elder gentleman watched the young gentleman repeat the steps and show him that he had it. I was some distance away (but close enough to hear the exchange), and got even closer to snap this candid photo of the tutorial in progress before hopping on the train.
83 Year Old John Joyce
An 83-year-old John Joyce makes money mowing lawns. His 20-year-old truck died so he’d been pushing his lawnmower several miles just to get to each house. One of his customers started a GoFundMe page earlier this month raised $13,000 for a new truck and had enough money left over to pay for the insurance and buy him a new lawnmower.
#BeAwesomeToSomebody (post from Frank Somerville KTVU)
I love these pictures and I love this story.
The guy in the baseball cap is Mark Bustos.
He cuts hair at an upscale salon in New York.
Prices start at around $125.
But on Sundays, he walks around the New York and gives free haircuts to the homeless.
He has a special way that he approaches them:
“I’ll sit on the sidewalk on the ground with them, sit eye-to-eye and speak with them like a human being, just tell them I want to do something nice for them.”
He then cuts their hair, right there on the street.
The first guy is Joe.
Here’s how Mark described him:
“When I first approached Joe, 40, he was banging the back of his head against the wall.
He told me he felt like a ‘dead corpse.’”
Now look at him in the second picture.
He looks like a model.
He’s what Mark said about him afterword:
“After the haircut and some kind words and love, I felt like I gave him a little bit of hope.
He told me he no longer felt like a dead corpse.”
The second set of pictures shows a guy named Zack.
Here’s what Mark said about him:
“Found Zack, 23, in Union Square with his hair down past his shoulders, a cardboard sign and a cup of change.
He told me it has been a few years since his last haircut.
(His hair) was matted and tangled and took quite some time to comb through.”
As they were talking Mark says Zack also told him about the only girl he ever fell in love with.
(You’ll see why that is important in a second)
After getting the haircut Zack was like a different person
Here’s what he said to Mark:
“I feel so great, not just physically, but emotionally…
Can you take a photo of me with your phone so I can send it to that girl I was telling you about?”
One of my favorite quotes is this:
“How you make others feel about themselves, says a lot about you.”
I think Mark Bustos is a perfect example of that.
In fact, I think his hashtag on Instagram says it all:
#BeAwesomeToSombody
If you want to see more before and after pictures here’s a link:
http://instagram.com/markbustos
Faith in humanity
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