{"id":1192,"date":"2026-03-07T22:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2026-03-07T22:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:41:07","slug":"a-small-act-of-kindness-on-a-rainy-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/07\/a-small-act-of-kindness-on-a-rainy-night\/","title":{"rendered":"A Small Act of Kindness on a Rainy Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One rainy evening, while eating at Waffle King, I noticed an elderly man struggling to open the door. The rain was pouring heavily, and he was completely soaked. Around his neck hung a pair of dog tags, and he carried a small bucket labeled \u201cMentally Disabled Veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

He sat in the booth in front of me. When the waitress asked what he would like to order, he quietly replied, \u201cWhatever three dollars will get me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some people ask for help when they do not truly need it, but something in my heart told me this man was genuine.<\/p>\n

When I went to pay for my meal, I gave the cashier extra money to cover a full dinner for him. On my way out, I also left $30 on his table. At first, he didn\u2019t want to accept it. Maybe he felt uncomfortable taking money from someone younger.<\/p>\n

But eventually, he shook my hand and thanked me.<\/p>\n

Before I left, he said something I will never forget. He told me that my parents would be proud of the son they raised.<\/p>\n

Take a moment to help someone whenever you can. One day, you might be the one who needs a helping hand.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Travis Smith \ud83e\udee1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One rainy evening, while eating at Waffle King, I noticed an elderly man struggling to open the door. The rain was pouring heavily, and he was completely soaked. Around his neck hung a pair of dog tags, and he carried a small bucket labeled \u201cMentally Disabled Veterans.\u201d He sat in the booth in front of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1192"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1194,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192\/revisions\/1194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}