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I was lost in a new city.
I was lost in a new city.
The streets felt cold and strange.
The streets felt cold and strange.
Then a woman asked if I needed help.
Then a woman asked if I needed help.
She did not speak my language well.
She did not speak my language well.
But her smile was clear and kind.
But her smile was clear and kind.
She walked with me for ten blocks.
She walked with me for ten blocks.
She pointed and nodded until I understood.
She pointed and nodded until I understood.
Then she waved and went back the way she came.
Then she waved and went back the way she came.
I never learned her name.
I never learned her name.
But I still feel her kindness today.
But I still feel her kindness today.
It made me trust the world a little more.
It made me trust the world a little more.
Maybe that is the true gift of travel.
Maybe that is the true gift of travel.
A Stranger's Kindness
by @chloestories