What random stranger you’ll never see again left a positive impact on you and why?

2 comments

1. I was in Mexico on a trip with a friend. We were at dinner and wanted to capture the gorgeous sunset behind us and asked this older man if he minded taking our photo. We got home later and died laughing when we realized he had taken a bunch of selfies of himself, complete with glasses on the tip of his nose and expressions of confusion! It was hilarious. Years later we just randomly send one another his photos and have a laugh!

2. I once took a train from SC to NY, alone. I was barely 20yo at the time. At some point it was just me and a guy abt my same age, in the area we were assigned. We were sitting right beside one another. I was so sleepy and I guess he was too. Without asking, I laid my head on his shoulder and went to sleep. He laid his head on my head and also went to sleep.

   I never spoke to him nor did he speak to me. I never got his name. For me, it was one of the most magical and purest moments in my life. 2 strangers of different races being what the other needed in that moment. Kind. Non-judgmental. Accepting. Human.

   It’s one of my favorite memories. I’ll never forget him.