Posted on 04/23/2019 7:57:15 AM PDT by simpson96
OXFORD, Ala. — A beautiful gesture at an Alabama restaurant has gone viral.
A man named Jamario Howard posted on Facebook that he and two of his friends went to eat at a restaurant in Oxford last week when he noticed a woman sitting alone.
Jamario wrote, “My exact thoughts was, ‘Dang, I’d hate to have to eat alone.’”
That’s when he decided to do something about it. Jamario said he walked up to the woman and asked if he could sit with her. She said, “Yes,” and as they started talking, he learned she lost her husband, and their 60th anniversary was the next day.
“I instantly gave my condolences and asked her to come eat with us, which she was excited to do,” Jamario wrote.
“The point in this is, always be kind and be nice to people. You never know what they are going through. This woman changed my outlook on life and how I look at other people. Everyone has a story so do not judge!” he continued. Jamario ended his Facebook post with an important reminder for people to go see their moms and grandparents. “They miss you!!” he said.
His Facebook post has been shared more than 30K times and has thousands of comments from people who love what he did. One person wrote, “Faith in humanity restored.” Another said, “Your mommas should be proud of the young men they have raised!”
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The man is a true gentleman.
BEAUTIFUL! God will bless them for their selfless act. We should all take note and do the same thing.
It doesn’t cost anything to be nice to someone.
The story is important, and the headline doesn’t do it justice, nor can it, really.
My first impression was, “Wait, If I see an attractive woman in her 20’s eating alone, how is doing this going to be seen as a thougtful gesture and not an attempt to hook up?
Then I read the article...the 60 year marriage explains the whole thing. And yes, it’s a beautiful gesture and we all should do it. It is how lasting friendships are made. People are interesting and, generally, the older they are, the more interesting they are.
There are good people everywhere.
;-)
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. - Socrates
Very nice of them. Very glad to hear. They boosted her at a sad time. Maybe her husband was poking them.
I’d also like to say that not all of us are lonely being alone at a restaurant. I used to eat alone all the time in various restaurants. (Despite being a young attractive woman, no one came to pick me up!)
Just a couple of weeks ago, my wife and I went out to eat for breakfast. There was a 70 year old woman eating alone. My wife was already missing who mother who is 300 miles away. We didn’t invite her over, but we did tell the waiter we would pay for her food.
Part of me thinks, is this going to embarrass her?
And then the pessimistic part of me thinks, she probably does this all the time and gets free food.
As a man, going to eat someplace by yourself isn’t a strange situation. Just like going to the movies, sometimes I go by myself, just because it is a movie I want to see.
What is wrong with eating alone?
Our kind of Americans...
What I was thinking. It never bothered me.
As a man, going to eat someplace by yourself isn’t a strange situation. Just like going to the movies, sometimes I go by myself, just because it is a movie I want to see.
What a lovely story. So refreshing to read about something positive for a change.
The fact that she is looking at her tablet and eating at the same time says, “Leave me alone!”
And I don’t think my wife would approve...
It was kind and a nice gesture.
There are still a few decent people around.
I’m glad they weren’t prevented from doing this by the fear of being accused of some kind of harassment. I’m glad the woman wasn’t paralyzed with fear at being next to 3 men.
Kindness in public places to people who one doesn’t know is rare. So rare that the post becomes viral.
Yours was a kind gesture too.
Personally, I don't like being in a restaurant eating alone; I've always viewed it as much about being social as eating. If I am by myself, I'd rather grab an order to go and eat it in solitude.
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