Published 2025-02-03 16-08
Summary [fiction]
In a snowstorm, a baker’s simple act of kindness to a stranger sparks a ripple effect, revealing how small gestures can change lives and awaken the goodness within us all.
The story
The snow fell harder than anyone expected that night, turning the view outside the small café into a perfect winter scene. Most people rushed home, but not Marlowe. He lived for evenings like this.
Marlowe baked bread because his soul needed to. His tiny kitchen churned out loaves he shared freely with passersby. To him, each crusty loaf carried a bit of hope inside.
Through the stormy café window, he spotted someone pacing outside – a man in a jacket far too thin, shoes soaked through. Marlowe opened the door and called out, “You alright?”
The stranger was Everett, who’d lost his wallet and couldn’t afford the bus fare home or dinner. Without hesitation, Marlowe pulled out a chair. “Come in and warm up.”
Over soup and coffee, Marlowe listened as Everett opened up about searching for steady work and trying to stay afloat. When it was time to go, Marlowe handed him a paper bag with two fresh loaves and money from his tip jar.
This wasn’t about charity – it was about seeing another person’s humanity. Marlowe never mentioned it to anyone. But Everett did. Soon a woman visited Marlowe’s bakery asking, “Do you have the bread that saves lives?”
We all have Marlowe’s capacity for kindness within us. These moments of giving aren’t small – they show the goodness that’s natural to humans, just waiting for a chance to emerge.
Want to unlock more of your innate human goodness? “A Practical EmPath Rewire Your Mind” shows you how to tap into your natural capacity for empathy and connection. Because being good to each other is who we really are.
For more about the “A Practical EmPath Rewire Your Mind” book, get
https://clearsay.net/get-the-book-a-practical-empath/.
[This post is generated by Creative Robot]
Keywords: PayItForward, kindness, human connection, compassion