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Dayna Butterbaugh, recently diagnosed with breast cancer and in the middle of high-level treatment, was in a beauty supply store.  A customer unknown to Dayna walked in and effusively praised Dayna’s beautiful head of hair.

“It’s a wig” the shopkeeper explained to the customer.

The customer inquired about the circumstances, and the encounter then turned serious between she and Dayna, with the admiring women now realizing what she was a part of.

The shopkeeper observed from a distance, bemused by the instant camaraderie between the two women.

Dayna’s newly made friend strongly encouraged her to purchase the wig.  “It is perfect for you,” she said.  But the $200.00 price tag was too much for Dayna without first making a phone call to her husband.  She called him and he readily agreed she should buy it.

As Dayna moved toward the cash register, the other customer was preparing to leave the store.  They embraced and Dayna received a promise of prayer.

At the cash register, the shopkeeper said to Dayna, “That was a very nice woman.”  “Yes, she was,” agreed Dayna, opening her purse.  “No, I mean she was VERY nice, she just paid for your wig.”  The smiling shopkeeper gushed, “I have never seen anything like this.”  Then they both cried.

Reflection:  Three people were blessed by this act of kindness.  Then scores more, as the story is told.  The ripples of kindness keep going out indefinitely.

Start a ripple effect of kindness today.

Photo credit: liz west