You never know what kind of stuff may unexpectedly touch your heart. It may be a touching anecdote told by a friend or a nice video seen on the internet. While we never know when those moments will occur, we are grateful when they do.

One waitress experienced an emotional moment at work when she was handed a message.

“She [the client who left the message] came in around halfway through my 17-hour shift, and it was on a Sunday, which is normally busy,” King explained. “It started to calm down around midway through her dinner, so we spoke for a few minutes.” Nothing too serious, just small conversation. She informed me she was about 70 and had begun to slow down. -New York Times

Megan King was working as a waiter when she observed a tiny woman eating by herself at the table. The meeting seemed pretty normal until the woman gave Megan a letter, even though Megan tried her best to help her.

It was a Sunday evening, and the note was accompanied by her tip.

“She claimed she was simply stopping by an old favorite for a snack,” King explained.

Megan took two pictures. The first was of the note with the tip, and the second was of her face, which was in tears! She received the message on Sunday but did not share it on Twitter until Tuesday. It quickly went viral.

The woman eating was out on her own for the first time.

Megan realized something was wrong after recalling the incident with the woman. She wishes she had asked more questions.

“In retrospect, I wish I had taken her silence as an invitation.” Looking back, I believe that’s what she wanted,” King remarked. “She kept staring up at me, so I believed there was something wrong with her dinner or she wanted anything.” -New York Times

Her husband had recently died, and she wasn’t accustomed to living alone.

After recently losing her spouse, the woman went to her favorite eatery for some lunch. As she sat there, it occurred to her that she was alone and would be eating many meals alone in the future.

Megan wished she had done more to approach the lady, but she was unaware of her situation.
In retrospect, we always wish we could have done more. Even if she wished she could have done more, Megan certainly left an impression on the woman and warmed her heart a little. As a consequence, Megan was able to assist a woman she had no idea needed assistance.

The internet melted when they saw the letter.

According to one Twitter user:

I simply want to hug whoever wrote this note. (I don’t like to say it, but this made me weep.)

It’s a wonderful reminder to be gentle and nice to others. You never know what people are going through in their lives, and your tiny act of treating them like a human might make their day a lot better than it was.

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— megan (@alienpopstarr) July 21, 2021