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Queueing up at a coffee shop, exhausted and unable to function before your morning coffee, it can be easy to forget to leave a little extra room for kindness.
But Mackenzie Mauller warmed a woman's heart, and received an unexpected thank you, when she took a moment to think beyond her own need for caffeine.
The Ohio student simply paid for the stranger behind her's coffee at a Starbucks drive-thru, not knowing how big a difference her small act of kindness would make.
Yesterday I bought coffee for the lady behind me at Starbucks.. later in the day I found this is my mailbox. Small… https://t.co/7huVkdOmTp— Mackenzie (@Mackenzie) 1533663399
Later that day, she received a grateful, kindhearted note in the mail, explaining how much the coffee meant to the woman.
You can read the full letter below.
Picture: Twitter / @mackey2399
Picture: Twitter / @mackey2399
The moving story got everyone emotional.
@mackey2399 So sweet, so thoughtful. Isn’t it amazing how the slightest act of kindness can make a huge difference… https://t.co/Ls2D6wVXO5— 120KKai (@120KKai) 1533696804
@mackey2399 Thanks for sharing this wonderful story, Mackenzie. You are a great example of how we should be treati… https://t.co/KvXuBHxYMA— John Gazdik (@John Gazdik) 1533749353
Even Nicola Clawson, the woman who sent the letter, got in touch.
@mackey2399 THANK YOU FOR THE COFFEE, FINDING ME (SINCE WE'RE NEIGHBORS) TO THANK ME FOR WRITING YOU A CARD AND OFF… https://t.co/Sa2ota0cUk— nicoleclawson (@nicoleclawson) 1533862256
@mackey2399 By the way, my children have been aware and apart of all of this since the beginning. This has been su… https://t.co/T04Q9nx0Mb— nicoleclawson (@nicoleclawson) 1533865443
Mauller, who is studying flight technology at Kent State University, told Incwhy she bought coffee for a stranger:
There wasn't much thought behind it.
I just felt like doing something nice.
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