In Japan just now, I watched an older woman stand and give her seat to a mother and young daughter, then engage in a pleasant conversation with a new found friend, the husband.
That prompted me 10 minutes later when a mother carrying a baby and helping a young daughter boarded the train to give my seat up.
The grateful mother a few minutes later offered me a small piece of candy from a pack she’d pulled out to give her daughter.
10 minutes more and another man stood one stop before his to offer me his seat upon his departure.
I decided that kindness really does beget kindness. I’m grateful to live in that world, to choose to be part of it, and to have others who provide examples to me.
Kip on Character 