A Little Kindness: How a Small Gesture Can Make a Big Difference

One day, while working at a fast food restaurant, a customer left her Louis Vuitton bag on a table. After waiting about 20 minutes, and remembering that she had already left, I decided to take the bag to the lost and found without looking inside. A month went by.

Then my manager approached me and asked, “It’s been a month… do you want that bag?”

I said yes and went to retrieve it. When I finally opened it, I was surprised to find nothing inside except a single piece of paper.

I unfolded the paper and discovered it was just the receipt for the bag.

On the receipt was a handwritten note that read, “To the girl who needed a new purse during the holidays.”

It dawned on me that this woman had planned this all along. I glanced at the receipt—$1,700 for this bag!?

I carefully packed my belongings into it, took it home, and never mentioned it to anyone. That purse gave me a boost of confidence in many job interviews.

I still have the bag today. It reminds me of those humble days when I had very little and inspires me to give back to others.