My wife and I were out on the town with some other couples when an elderly woman who appeared quite down on her luck and perhaps homeless walked up to our group and asked if we were going in a specific direction. We said we were. She asked if we could perhaps give a lift to her because she had someplace important to be and had no car or money.
As we had driven together, the owner of the car said, “Sorry, our car is too small and we can’t help you.” Then he walked away.
When no one was looking, another member of our group took some money from his wallet and dropped it on the ground. He then bent down to pick it up and handed it to the elderly lady. As he did so, he said, “I think you may have dropped this ma’am. It should be enough to hire a taxi to take you to where you want to go.”
The elderly woman’s eyes misted over with happiness and surprise as she took the money. She gave a knowing and grateful look to him as she thanked him.
I’ll never forget the feeling I had when I saw the look in the woman’s eyes.
Those eyes reminded me once again how small kindnesses can make huge differences in the lives of others, and it brightened my evening and lifted my spirit to experience it.
Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 
Wow, what a beautiful story. I so agree. I can think of many times when I’ve been helped and it makes a world of difference, for days, weeks or even months. Sometimes a little goes a long way.
I agree! Isn’t it also interesting that $20 at the right moment can be far more useful and valuable than 10 or even 100 times that amount at some other times?