【Description】
A young man had no idea that his life was going to change when he did an old couple a kind favor.
【Content】
Let me tell you a story about William Waldorf. One day, heavy snow was falling. Winter in New York is no joke; it’s truly cold. There was an elderly couple. They were away from home and couldn’t drive because of the heavy snow. The hotels were fully booked. Many others like them were urgently searching for a place to stay. So, wherever the old couple went, the rooms were all fully booked. They were really unlucky.
They went to a hotel and heard the same response, as expected. But this time, it was different. The young front-desk clerk felt some pity for them. The elderly couple reminded him of his own parents. He offered them his bed in the employee lounge so they could spend the night there. And if other guests checked out the next day, they could move into a room. The elderly couple was touched and gladly accepted the kind offer. The next day, they asked the young man his name.
Shortly after, he received a letter. It was an invitation that included a train ticket. The invitation was to a company’s office. He went there and arrived at a luxurious building. There, he saw the old man who had visited the hotel where he worked; it was William Waldorf, a very wealthy and famous man. The young man was offered the position of manager at the hotel. He didn’t understand; of all the qualified candidates, why choose him?
William Waldorf said he was looking for a kind man, and he believed he had found one in the young man. He wanted a kind person to manage some of his businesses. Again, he was a wealthy man who owned many assets, not just hotels. That’s how wealthy he was. Since the young man worked at a hotel, he was invited to manage a luxurious hotel owned by William Waldorf. It’s a true story. It’s the Waldorf Astoria, located in New York.
Your acts of kindness sometimes bring incredible rewards. I mean acts of pure kindness, not driven by ulterior motives. If you think, “I’ll serve him well for a big tip,” that greed becomes a problem. Pure kindness comes from the heart, and people can sense it. Such kindness will surely be rewarded. How well will you be rewarded? Well, that’s hard to say. It’s not certain. But when you’re kind to others and still get picked on, just see it as a test from Heaven. Kindness will be rewarded with kindness.
(Harbor kindness and blessings will come unbidden.)