Helped someone that needed it.
@rosekiss (30414)
Eugene, Oregon
March 29, 2016 4:23pm CST
I was shopping at Walmart, and looking around for things to purchase, when I saw an employee, having a hard time, as she just kept coughing.
I keep peppermints with me, so I gave her one, and she was very appreciiative, as she said she has been fighting the cough for a long time.
I am glad I was thee at the time. as I was supposed to be, I thihk, so I could help her.
It made me feel good to be able to help another person that needed it, even it it seemed insignifact to someone else. I left there with a good feeling, that is for sure.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Mar 16
It always feels good when you know you helped somebody even if it's just a small thing that may seem insignificant to others. it's also a nice thought that someone up there looking down on us does not let this this little things go unnoticed to him.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Mar 16
@rosekiss everything happens for a reason
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Mar 16
@louievill I certainly agree with you there. I was in the right place at the right time, and I realized that afterwards too. I praise God for that.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Mar 16
It sure is, and I was glad I was there at the time. I didn't see any other customers around in that area then, and hard telling how long she would haved coninueed to cough. She said she has been miserable for so long, that the first thing I thought of was to give her a peppermint, as I do carry them with me, and I am glad that I do too.
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@snowy22315 (180703)
• United States
29 Mar 16
Speaking as one who has had those long dry coughs that seem to go forever, I thank you on behalf of all of us coughers!
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
6 Apr 16
you doing good job as helping other people and its good that you you give it because sometimes some people are really good as they need something but they not ask anyone about it so they are good people and we have to help that kind of people......
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Apr 16
@birjudanak Yes, helping others, doesn't always involve money. There are many things that we do, that are better than money anyway. I was glad that I was there at the time she needed help.
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
7 Apr 16
@rosekiss i think you are very nice person and i feel lucky that i am your friend and talk with you daily because we also learn from each other too.as yo did well because you know that peppermint help her in cough but may be she have not know about it so we have to sometimes help and not seen money because some one life is bigger then money....
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Mar 16
I agree with you, as someone might not have bohered, and just let her cough. I just didn't want to do that, as I felt impressed to help her, and once I did, she was very appreciative of it. It made me feel good, that she felt that someone cared enough to help her.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
1 Apr 16
I always carry gum or cough drops, or hard candy with me when shopping. Can't tell you how many times someone is coughing and trying hard not to do so and I offer them something to stop that darn tickle. Some accept it and some don't.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
1 Apr 16
@rosekiss After being in a place such as a public event or wedding, I now carry something to help with a nag of a tickle. I also bring water with me wherever I go.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Apr 16
@ElusiveButterfly Oh yea, I have water with me too. I need to use it a lot so I make sure I don't forget it when I go to church. It does come in handy, and so do the peppermints. I buy peppermints periodically, so that I have them when I need them. I have a plastic bag, that I put them into, so I can zip it closed, as sure as shooting, the would all land at the bottom of my purse.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Apr 16
That darn tickle is awful, as I sometimes cough and cough, and can't get rid of it. I try to drink water to help, and it does some, but then I am back to coughing again. If I didn't have the pepperming with me, it would be much worse. I am glad I have them when I need them.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
30 Mar 16
Very nice of you to spare her a peppermint. Hope that worker gets better!!
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Mar 16
ea, so do I. I keep them with me, as I need them perioically too. When I first heard her cough, the first thing I thought about was giving her a peppermint, as I know what she is going through, as I get coughs sometimes that are hard to get rid of. It is nice to have them when I need them.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
30 Mar 16
@rosekiss My mom likes to carry some cough drops because who knows when she or someone will need it. My mom packs a lot of random stuff in her purse, and it comes in handy.
My mom packs a lot of random stuff in her purse, and it comes in handy.1 person likes this
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby Yes, they cedrtainly do. I am so thankful I have the peppermints in m purse, as I need them too, especially in church, when I get a coughing fit, so I take a peppermint, and it does help. I was at the right place at the right time, and I am glad I could help.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
9 Apr 16
Surely small things count a lot for other people.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Apr 16
I was thinking the same thing too. Large or small, we should help anyone that needs it.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Apr 16
@cherriefic Today, when I was at Walmart again, I help a customer who wanted some almond mild in the cooler, and she couldn't reach it, so she asked me if I woudl get it for her, and I was happy to do so. She was very appreciative and thnked me for getting it for her, and it made me feel really good, that I could get for her what she couldn't.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
i always help parents with packages and small children going up or down steps or stairs by holding the child's other hand.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Mar 16
@hereandthere Oh yes, if you need to get through, then it is the right thing to do. It only makes sense to do so.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
@rosekiss to be honest, sometimes it's the most common sense thing to do if they're partly blocking the way or slowing things down so a win-win.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Mar 16
I did wash my hands, but I am not concerned that it is anything more than a cough. She seemed to stop after I gave her the cough drop, so I guess it did some good, and it made me happy that it did help.
@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Mar 16
that is good, ya pepper mint definitely helps.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Mar 16
@Drosophila It is embarassing to get the coughing fit in church. I grab my peppermints and put one in my mouth right away, to get it to stop. I also have my water bottle, and that helps too.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Mar 16
Good for you @rosekiss ; hopefully she will pay it forward.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Mar 16
@nanette64 It certainly does. I will help anyone at anytime that needs it. I have helped short people get things off the top shelf alrealdy. It made me feel good then too.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Mar 16
@rosekiss It does make you feel good when you help someone.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Apr 16
I love helping others, as I might need it someday as well, so I want to do my part to help others, a that is what God wants me to do. It does make me feel good to do it as well.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Mar 16
I do agree, that even though it was a little thing, it was still significant as far as God is concerned.
@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
30 Mar 16
I know that she appreciated that peppermint.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Mar 16
She sure did, and it made me feel good that she did too. I just happened to be in the right place at the right rime, and I am so glad that I was too.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Mar 16
I know what it is like to cough and not quit, as it happens to me. That isnt the ony reason I helped though, as I felt that I should, as no one else was around to help her, and once I did, I felt much better, knowing I had done my part. I want to pay it forward as much as possible.
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