Who’s 1 Stranger You Still Remember? (Strangers Answer)

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P.O. Box 151285
San Diego, CA 92175

[joaquimmdc]

I was walking home and a homeless man stopped me to talk, he wanted to show me how he could throw a cigarette in the air and hit it with a roundhouse kick ( i found it awesome ), and he started telling me about his past. We talked for 20mins even tough i was going home from work at 10pm, so when we said goodbye he asked for some spare change and i didn't have any 'cus i only use cards, so he said something that'll stick with me forever " It's okay, your attention is worth more than anything in the world ".

[Liliinvests]

I was 19, sick as a dog with a sinus infection, and flying home to my family. When the plane took off, the altitude made the pressure in my head so bad that I was weeping with pain. Without a word, the woman sitting next to me lifted the arm rest and pulled me into her arms. She silently comforted me the entire flight as I cried with pain. I tearfully thanked her when the plane landed and the pain in my head started to subside. She just smiled and looked at me with such a motherly warmth and care in her eyes that I’ve never forgotten.

[BlackCoffeeee]

I was in a mall, really depressed and lonely and honestly having suicidal thoughts. A toddler appeared out of nowhere and ran up to me and wanted 'up'. I picked her up and she gave me the biggest, most heartwarming hug I ever felt. I looked around for her parents and couldn't see them. Eventually her dad, a little bit away, quietly called her name and she went back to him. It sounds weird but it was a life changing moment for me. I felt for 1 minute, the universe opened and gave me love.
That was 30 years ago, I still send love and positive vibes to that girl.

[moralbackboneofachocolatee]

That first story was absolutely horrifying. People like the guy who did that to her are the reason nobody trusts anyone anymore.

[bluegraypalette]

The first woman is absolutely incredible. Her story, actions and whole perspective blew my mind. I hope she’s thriving in life. She deserves it.

[Deismir]

A woman at my work just stopped mid ordering and said "you hold a lot of pain in your heart. I see it in your eyes" and sat and talked to me for almost an hour. I was in a very dark place, and that conversation meant a lot. She took a weight off my shoulders.

[justprocrastinating]

Isn’t it beautiful to be someone’s stranger that will be always remembered ?

[heywhat]

That first woman's story was so sad and hard to hear. Glad to see she's doing better

[edwinsamuel]

I met a Korean military dude at the korean war memorial, he didn't speak English I didn't speak Korean. He had a guitar with him and assumed I was a musician, he was right so we started playing songs back and forth on his short scale guitar. We didn't know what we were saying to each other but somehow were able to communicate through music alone. As a musician it was an eye opening experience bout the power of music.

[Gilsworth]

I was living in Japan all alone during Christmas, I was renting my own place which had super thin walls and a cockroach infestation, school was out and all the people that I knew were either leaving or travelling. So I was feeling very alone and depressed. I turned to some strong chu-hai and basically became an alcoholic, drinking alone in my room during the day and going to the local convenience store at 3 am, 4 am, to buy more booze.

One night I show up to the shop and I'm not aware of my surroundings at all, I'm just a ball of negative emotions trapped inside of my own self. I grab my cans and bring them up to the counter, it's completely empty besides me and this cashier, an elderly Japanese gentleman who seemed to be in his 60s at least.

He asks me if I like oranges. I'm taken aback but I say that I do, he tells me to wait and goes into the back room. After a few moments he exits with a bag filled with oranges, he hands them to me and tells me that these are for me. I'm so taken aback. I don't know this man, he doesn't know me, I don't know what sort of state I am in, drunk at 3 am looking sad and dejected walking into this place to buy more poison.

He gives me the oranges and looks at me and says よくできる, 頑張れ or "you've got this, do your best!" I give my thanks and leave, but that moment never left me. Some kind stranger, probably not terribly well off themselves as they are a cashier in their old age, saw that I was hurting and wanted to make my day a bit better.

He made my entire life better. I love you orange man. You showed me I was not alone when I felt the most lonely, you wanted to make sure I got something to keep me healthy when I did not care for myself, you gave me hope that everything would be alright. I will never forget you.

[eazykickz]

I remember I was being really nice to a old man in Denny’s I made him laugh so much.I asked him questions and made him smile a lot .He told me before he walked off “When I go up there 👆🏼 I’ll talk to him good about you “.

[phykolace]

I was at a performance event and this little girl, no more than five years old, looked up at me and said “You’re pretty”. As a young man, it made my heart bloom with happiness for anyone to say that.

[amoraisonguyo]

"it's sad when you see something that fills your heart but you got no one to share it with" I teared up immediately because i've experienced that one too many times

[Kitanaii]

One time I was going home from grocery shopping and a man who was asking for money in front of the store followed me, asking questions like where I'm going, do I have a boyfriend, which made me feel so uncomfortable, as it was already dark outside (in winter). But then I noticed a younger guy walking pretty close behind us. So when the man gave up and left, the younger guy came to me, while still keeping some distance (probably to not scare me off), and asked whether I am alright and I knew that man. He said he saw that I was followed and decided to stay close by, in case I need help. I thanked him and once he saw I'm safe, he wished me a good evening and left. I'll never forget him, I wish more people were that attentive!

[pinkjaguar]

This is an old video, but I just discovered it, and I wanted to share my stranger. My mom and I were shopping at a department store, and another woman passed by. Her hair was just so pretty - a cute pixie cut with wavy hair and bangs. And my mom's from the South and she raised me to always say nice things to people. So I leaned over and told the woman how pretty her hair was. She was so shocked, said a stuttered thank you, and walked away. 20 minutes later, we're checking out, and that same woman approaches me. She says "I just want you to know that I recently beat cancer. And this is the first time I've been able to grow my hair out in almost two years. And your compliment made me feel so good, because it meant that somebody was seeing my hair and how nice it looked, after two years of me not having any. Thank you."

That was several years ago. And since then, I have made it a point to compliment as many people as I possibly can, every day. I pass on a kindness, that their bag is cute, that their hair is pretty, that the dress they're wearing looks so good on them. Because you never ever know how much that kindness will affect them. And how much they need to hear it.

[chefmylo]

A few years ago I was sitting on a plane in the middle seat and the woman who was allocated the window seat next to me seemed a bit strange (Instead of me standing up and moving so she could get to her seat, she stepped on the seats and went behind me and she had a book in her hands between her legs for the flight but never read a page of it). Well as we were flying the plane dropped a little bit and she grabbed my hand in a panic. I took my headphones off and asked if she was ok and it turned into this beautiful conversation about how she was an anxious flyer but does it so she can have a relationship with her nieces. I gave her this pep talk about how she is owning her anxiety blah blah blah. She asks what I do for a living and I said retail sales and she replied "What a waste!". I thought oh gosh, here we go. But then she proceeded to tell me that in all of her flights I was the only person to ever stop and ask if she was ok and that I had genuine empathy that you can't teach someone and I should be a youth worker or in a role where I can encourage others.
Little did she realise that hours earlier I was crying on a train platform as a long distance relationship had just ended and I was heading home. I felt worthless and as though I didn't know who or what I was in the world.
3 years later I now work as a disability support worker and I wouldn't be where I am without her. She thought I was helping her but she gave me purpose and taught me to see value in myself.
I have thought of her many times during the pandemic and hope she has been able to see her family and they are safe.

[mossy_oak]

I used to work at Trader Joe's, and a man came through my line with a bag of trail mix and a second item I can't remember, and he had this look in his eyes like something was off. He was avoiding my eye contact, and responding to me very minimally. After I scanned his items, I asked him very seriously if he was ok, and he finally looked me in the eye, and in his eyes he looked like he was holding back completely breaking down and told me no, actually, he was not ok. "To be honest, I'm planning to end my life tonight". I was shocked, and could tell he completely meant it. I couldn't even think to ask him to pay for his items at that point, and just let him take them on me. After he left, I checked with the nearest Mate, and ran out looking for him in the parking lot. We talked for over an hour, and he eventually told me everything he had planned and what had brought him to this point. I managed to talk him down to a calm place before going back into work. The Mates on duty were completely understanding and let me take a moment to sit after having such an intense experience. Several months later, a familiar looking man came up to my line, but since I was already helping someone, someone else insisted he go through their line instead. He paid for his things, and told the other cashier he knew me, and that was when it all came flooding back and I knew exactly who he was. I can't explain what a relief it was to see him, and he appeared to be doing so much better than the last time I had seen him. I think about him a lot and hope he is doing ok.

[ZalemMoon]

About 4 or 5 years ago, I was walking to the bus stop after my last class. I was carrying artwork of mine, I don't remember if it was a painting or a large sketchbook, but a homeless guy came up to the bench and saw it and wanted to look at it. He thought it was so cool. It was a while ago so I don't remember the whole conversation entirely, but he wanted to show me some of his animals (he seemed like super excited about it too lol) and he started digging around through his bag and pulled out some tiny plastic toy animals out of his backpack and he asked me what my favorite animal was. I said giraffes and he gave me his giraffe and I thanked him and he thanked me for letting him show me his animals, then continued walking wherever he was going. I still have the giraffe sitting on my desk lol.

[inktothedarkness]

"The more often you'll tell a story, the less power it gets" (3:36) this one is such a good quote and it means a lot to me, thank you for sharing it with us

[TheRacingWind]

I was on a train in NYC once and there was a woman crying, begging people for money. Me and the rest of the people kept our heads down and headphones in, but one woman went to her and put her arm around her, and asked what she could do to help. I wasn't even going anywhere in a hurry and suddenly looking at them I just felt so callous and awful. I grew up being taught to be kind and to help others, and I realized that I had really strayed from that