Rachel carefully put things like milk and bread on the conveyor belt and then tallied each one. She realized she was $10 short when the cashier told her total. She started taking things off the counter because she was upset, but the cashier snapped, “If you can’t afford this, don’t come here!”

Rachel was so embarrassed that tears filled her eyes as she continued to sort her groceries. “There’s no need to remove anything,” a calm voice said all of a sudden. We’ll pay your bill. The cashier got a $20 bill from a tall man with kind eyes. Rachel was so upset that she asked him why he helped her.

He laughed. “I know what you’re going through. “Someone helped me, so now I’m being kind.”

Rachel was moved by the man’s kindness to volunteer at a food bank and tell her story, which touched people all over the country. Donations poured in, making things stable for her family.

Rachel had faith in people again, and she told her kids, “Even the smallest act of kindness can make a difference in someone’s life.”