Kindness is Everywhere

Then there was the young man I asked for directions on the street. With a smile and a bow, not only did he point me in the right direction, he insisted on personally walking me there, going out of his way a good mile or so.   This happened on multiple occasions.  

Another kind citizen, when I was browsing in their shop and asked about a particular piece of woodblock art, did not have what I was searching for, so proceeded to draw me a full scale map to another store of one of their competitors whom he thought might have what I was searching for.

I will also always remember the sweet, peaceful old Zen monk who asked if I was a priest and blessed my head.