tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post2221481253676927684..comments2023-07-28T03:07:26.414-07:00Comments on Jimmy's Opinion: Random acts of kindness...Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-70869137010247078412018-01-14T07:56:07.896-08:002018-01-14T07:56:07.896-08:00Thank you Baili, Your kind words mean so much to m...Thank you Baili, Your kind words mean so much to me.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-88581323292132229322018-01-14T03:13:07.572-08:002018-01-14T03:13:07.572-08:00absolutely wonderful write up Jimmy !
People lik...absolutely wonderful write up Jimmy !<br /><br />People like time who make their existence SUCCESSFUL are rare though but where ever they exist they make their surroundings beautiful and rule in the hearts of people who encounter them and learn HOW TO LIVE EXACTLY .<br /><br />thank you for sharing this treasure post my friend .<br /><br />life is unbelievably short and unpredictable and all we leave behind are such small acts of kindness bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-75984591961739815392018-01-08T19:08:08.073-08:002018-01-08T19:08:08.073-08:00Val those students are exactly the ones who will a...Val those students are exactly the ones who will always remember you and treat kids the way that you treated them by being kind and helping them along the way. I just knew that you were that type of teacher, Thank you my dear friend.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-32601538949123281492018-01-08T18:41:34.892-08:002018-01-08T18:41:34.892-08:00Well, that made me cry. I've done things for s...Well, that made me cry. I've done things for students. Nothing big. Given them stuff my boys have outgrown, for them or their siblings, after school, so no one has to know. Gave readers books that I didn't want anymore. Paid anonymously for prom tickets, or a yearbook. These days I'd probably get in trouble for doing such things. I tell this not because I want any recognition for it, but to say that the look on their faces was the biggest reward. Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-82396326383830687882018-01-08T18:02:00.156-08:002018-01-08T18:02:00.156-08:00Kids can be mean anyways but it's a shame when...Kids can be mean anyways but it's a shame when they are allowed to be, I'm sorry you had to go through that Lisa.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-72949593453319687392018-01-08T17:59:38.365-08:002018-01-08T17:59:38.365-08:00Oh yes Fran, Larry was definitely a blessing for y...Oh yes Fran, Larry was definitely a blessing for your family, we all need a good friend like him.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-1174471214405309962018-01-08T17:53:04.821-08:002018-01-08T17:53:04.821-08:00Sandee it is a good thing that there are far more ...Sandee it is a good thing that there are far more good teachers out there to counteract the results of the bad ones, because the results of the bad teachers can leave a negative lasting impression too. It's good that you got a better teacher for the last half of your senior year.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-87509332858976760182018-01-08T17:46:44.204-08:002018-01-08T17:46:44.204-08:00Patti I feel really blessed to have had his influe...Patti I feel really blessed to have had his influence in my life if only for that one year, I could probably tell a million stories of that short time period.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-15033368152451133362018-01-08T17:44:41.262-08:002018-01-08T17:44:41.262-08:00That one year was the only foreign language class ...That one year was the only foreign language class I ever took, French just didn't sound too authentic with a class full of Southern accents.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-25007693793433912432018-01-08T15:39:49.661-08:002018-01-08T15:39:49.661-08:00I was always the kid in class that the teachers pi...I was always the kid in class that the teachers picked on. I was quiet and shy and easily humiliated. I had teachers let the kids laught at me as would try to read a book report with out dicipilineing them. I would fall into tears which made it more fun for the class. I think thats why I have a fear of public speaking or anything of the sort. Also a reason I failed english class every year. Ha. <br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109633602729593188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-48897411942562422212018-01-08T12:31:30.363-08:002018-01-08T12:31:30.363-08:00Our Tom was Larry. Read about him here.
http://...Our Tom was Larry. Read about him here. <br /> http://fishducky.blogspot.com/2015/11/hey-man-we-can-work-this-all-out.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-77837949433604189762018-01-08T08:23:55.943-08:002018-01-08T08:23:55.943-08:00I had a mean teacher like that in San Diego in my ...I had a mean teacher like that in San Diego in my senior year. When I moved to the central valley for the last half of my senior year the new teacher couldn't figure out why my grade was so back the first half of the year. The teacher hated me that's why. I've no idea why. <br /><br />What we do with the young ones leaves a lasting impression for many. Be kind and helpful is a good thing.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-50546996141305214052018-01-08T08:20:17.140-08:002018-01-08T08:20:17.140-08:00Tom was a sturdy brick in your foundation and form...Tom was a sturdy brick in your foundation and formation. That kindness has helped to make you the kind person you are today. That you still remember and can write so well about all he did proves it. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-17160477302933875052018-01-08T06:38:01.221-08:002018-01-08T06:38:01.221-08:00I always hated mean teachers, had very few of them...I always hated mean teachers, had very few of them. Most of them were really old and ready to retire. Language classes in my HS were so ridiculously basic that it was hard to get a lot of stuff wrong.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-70357652874611867412018-01-08T06:35:22.597-08:002018-01-08T06:35:22.597-08:00Very true Sharon, it is the little things that can...Very true Sharon, it is the little things that can shape a kid, just taking time to let a kid know that they matter can be huge.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-61827572427920231932018-01-08T06:32:33.337-08:002018-01-08T06:32:33.337-08:00You are so right Delores, there are so few people ...You are so right Delores, there are so few people like Tom in a world where we really could use them right now.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-82840732826391906462018-01-08T06:29:46.123-08:002018-01-08T06:29:46.123-08:00RO, isn't it amazing how big a difference simp...RO, isn't it amazing how big a difference simple random acts of kindness can make on a person? Like with you, the guidance and advice that you mix into your interesting posts have helped far many more people than you will ever know, just your message for victims of domestic violence has helped a whole lot break away and save themselves, our world needs people like you and Tom.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-63259900889447901872018-01-08T06:23:08.737-08:002018-01-08T06:23:08.737-08:00Sometimes it's the little things that can shap...Sometimes it's the little things that can shape the way a kid grows up. Nice fellow, glad you had that guidance.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-18257382189275342282018-01-08T06:22:23.607-08:002018-01-08T06:22:23.607-08:00Thank you Bijoux, The good people like Tom are a b...Thank you Bijoux, The good people like Tom are a blessing for us all.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-7842826282314415562018-01-08T06:20:19.460-08:002018-01-08T06:20:19.460-08:00Good morning Valerie, Everyone should have a perso...Good morning Valerie, Everyone should have a person like Tom in their lives at least once, someone willing to share their time and knowledge with a kid to help point them in the right direction. I have a feeling that you have steered many into the direction that they should go in life more times than you realize yourself Valerie, even though you and I have never met you have made an impression on me. Thank you.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-43891795755033440642018-01-08T06:13:37.904-08:002018-01-08T06:13:37.904-08:00River I can just picture the step dad hiding out f...River I can just picture the step dad hiding out from something or someone but this was not the case. He actually had a good job with Duke Power Company in South Carolina at a nuclear power plant, the company sent him and a group of his coworkers to one of their locations in North Carolina for reasons I can't recall, and rather than go by himself he moved the whole family up there, he kept our house in South Carolina so when his need to be in North Carolina was over, we moved back home.<br /><br />Tom was one on the highlights of living there, he made the whole place interesting, I miss that guy to this day.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-74756824096445456422018-01-08T06:04:20.154-08:002018-01-08T06:04:20.154-08:00Jenny I am honored for you to compare me with Tom,...Jenny I am honored for you to compare me with Tom, Thank you so much. I am really happy that you enjoyed reading this.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-79678627401307885082018-01-08T06:02:02.388-08:002018-01-08T06:02:02.388-08:00Thank you EC, we never really know how many people...Thank you EC, we never really know how many people our help and kindness touches.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-44618665521518686962018-01-08T05:22:35.209-08:002018-01-08T05:22:35.209-08:00There are so few Toms in this world.....we need mo...There are so few Toms in this world.....we need more of them.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-21314847618249125262018-01-08T05:07:18.750-08:002018-01-08T05:07:18.750-08:00Random acts of kindness no matter how small can ma...Random acts of kindness no matter how small can make all kinds of differences in a person's life and mean everything. Thanks for the powerful reminder! Hugs...ROROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07417463444013920901noreply@blogger.com