A 'simple act of kindness' goes viral

[left-of-center2012]

LA MARQUE, Texas - Her kind gesture went viral on social media, and on Thursday, it was returned with a big surprise for one Galveston teen caught in the act cutting up food for her customer at a Waffle House in La Marque, TX.

Hoping to save up for college, 18-year-old Evoni Williams tallies her tips at the end of every shift.
She was working towards her higher education that busy Saturday morning when she met Adrien.

“He was like, 'My hands are not functioning too well.' He needed me to cut his food. And I did," Williams said.

Having trouble cutting up his meat, the 78-year-old asked for help.
“My hands are not up to par. If I want to cut my meat, I look like I'm stabbing it," Adrien Charpentier said.

Of course she said yes, but what the two didn’t know is they were being watched by another customer.

“It was so busy in here, and she actually took the time to stop and hear what he had to say instead of walking past him. That just meant something to me," Laura Wolf said.
Laura Wolf snapped this photo in the middle of that moment.

“They got a fancy picture of my suspenders in the back," Charpentier said.

But what no one expected was what happened next.

“Someone told me a few days later that I was very popular because they got me on Facebooks," Charpentier said.

A moment now captured in time also captured the attention of thousands on Facebook.
The sweet gesture was rewarded Thursday with a sweet surprise by the City of La Marque.

“I got my own day," Williams said.

She also received a $16,000 scholarship donated by Texas Southern University -- a life-changing gift for a girl who still says she did nothing special.
“It’s something I would do any other day," Williams said.

Texas Southern University says they have assigned a counselor to help Williams enroll at the university and start her degree plan. She wants to study business management.

[democrank]

1. What an uplifting story.

Thanks for posting it.

[UpInArms]

2. Thank you for posting this

The kindness in the world touched my heart ... and I needed to be reminded that it still exists

[lark]

3. More thanks.

These days when the news is so full of hate being spewed, it is wonderful to get a reminder that there is still love and goodness in this far from perfect world.

[Augiedog]

4. Karma

[Honeycombe8]

5. A moving story. Good, kind people like this should be rewarded more often...

rather than cutthroat greedy businessmen.

[Scarsdale]

6. I hope this kind hearted

young lady sees all her dreams come true. What a wonderful gesture. Her parents have to be very proud of this girl.

[ChazInAz]

7. I think I'm in love.

This young lady actually made me tear up a bit.
Kindness has that effect on me.

[barbtries]

12. don't feel like the lone ranger

i guess because it's such a nasty world these days.

[HopeAgain]

8. Why is this so incredible?

Don't get me wrong, but shouldn't we have a society where this is just normal? I would hope that most people would help an elderly man who says he can't cut up his dinner.

I'm not diminishing this woman, I'm just sad that society has gotten to the point that this is apparently so rare that it is a big deal.

[niyad]

10. I know what you mean.

[barbtries]

13. i thought the same thing

a simple kindness, a courtesy. it's not hard to do but it seems to be getting ever rarer in this country while meanness takes the day.
on twitter there's a video of a young woman being snatched by deportation officers (don't know what agency). she was with her children and just taken away from them. a trump fan whose screen name was like, christian something or other, gloated. he said "no pity at all" or somesuch shit. i mean - that ain't christian.

another responded to him to take the christian out of his twitter name and he said something nasty to her, then i blocked him, which is how i deal with trump cultists on twitter.

so it's like meanness is a thing some people aspire to. the president is a huge, infantile bully. it's great to see that kindness wins from time to time.

[demigoddess]

18. even so, we should reward it every time we see it.

I am especially glad she got money for college. We need to do this regularly.

[HopeAgain]

20. If that's her nature

She is being rewarded every day.

I'm glad TSU did what they did, but people shouldn't expect rewards for empathy and decency other than the reward of doing it.

[niyad]

9. thank you for sharing this lovely story.

[Lifelong Protester]

11. Hooray for her! And thank you to TSU!!

I hope she does well. Her kindness SHOULD go viral.

[calimary]

14. WUNNNNNNNderful!

That's just WUNNNNNNNNderful!

Very welcome news in grim times like these. And congratulations to the future graduate! You've already earned an A+, Ms. Williams.

[spike jones]

15. No one is giving credit where due.

Ham brings people together.

[Gore1FL]

16. Its something I would do any other day," Williams said.

Exactly, my lady.

Enjoy your clearly-deserved scholarship.

[Lisa0825]

17. Hey, that's my neighborhood! I went to middle school through high school in LM,

and still live in the same neighboring town. Nice to see that sweet story coming from my town

[pecosbob]

19. I grew up in Seabrook (a long time ago)

I miss the Bay Area.

[PatrickforO]

21. It is the working poor such as this wonderful young woman

who are genuinely good, kind, merciful and embody those attributes we admire, and that make this a great people.

Those at the top....not so much.

This is a beautiful story!

[TomSlick]

22. Thanks for the posting.

I see the worst of people every day in my job. Common decency is altogether too uncommon. It is good to know it still exists.

[GETPLANING]

23. What makes America great?

Americans.

[Demovictory9]

24. .

[StarryNite]

25. Beautiful!

[True Blue American]

26. I see kindnesses every day.

We tend to ignore those while listening to all the hate flowing around us from the media.

I found long ago that kindness is a 2 way street, but there are millions just like that all over the country.

Turning off the disfunctional media is the first step.

What I noticed first on DU is the many posters that feel the same way I do. This is not to flatter but to let others know that leaving a hate filled board was my first step to not being angry all the time.

Congratulations to those who find these up lifting stories and posting them.


Isn’t this what the Democratic creed is? Positive,not negative.

[duforsure]

27. Karma

Is a beautiful thing . Thanks for the story. Good things happen to good people, and she made us all feel better when its been so troubling lately. Good Luck Ms Williams.