The kindness of strangers: In one of my darkest periods, a few compassionate words helped turn my life around
I was standing at the traffic lights with the weight of the world on my shoulders when a man approached. He will probably never know the impact he had on my life
TL;DR
- The author was experiencing one of the darkest periods of their life due to personal loss, divorce, and financial crisis.
- A stranger approached the author at traffic lights, put an arm around them, and said, 'Everything is going to be OK.'
- This brief moment of kindness shifted the author's perspective, helping them to move past victimhood.
- Following the encounter, the author quit their job, traveled, met their partner, and built a happy family life.
- The author believes this stranger's compassionate words altered the course of their life.