A homeless women was recently refused a cup of water at McDonalds and a complete stranger took it upon himself to come to her aid. After a night out, Jonathon Pengelly stopped in a McDonald's in Cardiff, Wales, and witnessed a homeless woman ask for a cup of hot water. When the woman was declined the drink, Jonathon decided to step in and help.
Following this event, Jonathon posted a description of his act of kindness on Facebook. This post, which has been shared thousands of times reads as follows:
"Well, my night took an unexpected turn! So I finished my night out, ended up in the dreaded McDonald's queue. I couldn't help but notice the lady in front me, all she asked for was a cup of hot water.
The member of staff told her no. I don't know what was going through their mind but a lady, clearly homeless was asking for a basic human right; and for a multi billion pound company, for them to say no is disgusting!
My heart was shattered! So I spoke to her and told her to order what she wanted, expecting her to order everything. I was so shocked. She asked for a single cheese burger and that was it. We bought as much as we could carry so I knew she wasn't going to be hungry.
I couldn't just leave this lady go, she was so warming and so lovely. So I sat with her, on the cold hard floor, in the middle of winter and you know what I did? I cried my eyes out.
You know if people of Cardiff walked passed them and didn't do anything because, financially, they weren't in the position, I would understand. But people walked passed and laughed at them. I don't care who you are, If this was you; and you're reading this I hate you!
When I got to speak to them I was genuinely shocked at their story and how educated they were! So full of life and enthusiasm and they literally have nothing!
I invited Polly and her mate back to my house and we all cooked enough food to feed them and their friends for the next few nights. We boxed them up and packed them in their bags.
Polly and her mate have had showers, brushed their teeth and they both said they have never felt so appreciated in their life.
I'm no saint, but this small act of kindness cost me about £20. I know 90% of people reading this will earn about 10 times that a day.
It costs nothing to be kind, and I genuinely hope people share this to raise awareness of homelessness throughout the UK!
Me and Polly have chatted on the phone and I've promised her that she will never go hungry or cold again! I've given her blankets, pillows and a back pack full of food.
If you see someone on the streets, don't look down on them like they're nothing. You don't know what they've been though! spare a little thought!
I don't care if I look like s**t cause I'm crying!
Polly, you've changed me!"
1. This was just one of the unique stories I found for a deed of the day, but it is one that really stuck out to me for some reason. I thought that this specific deed showed the affect that a complete stranger can have on someone's life, whether it be good or bad. It showcased negativity in the worker at McDonalds in refusing this woman a simple cup of water, while then showing how someone doing good can outweigh all of that. I also loved that this man can inspire others to step up and defend other people who are being mistreated.
ReplyDelete2. Most of this post was written for me, as it is Jonathon's Facebook post describing his night so it wasn't that difficult for me to write.
3. I wanted the audience to be inspired by this post. I think that what this man has done for this woman is so simple and doable that others should look at it and see how possible it is for them to do something so small yet life changing.