Father-of-four opens letterbox to find random act of kindness
<p>A father-of-four from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast was very surprised after opening his mailbox to find a kind anonymous note.</p>
<p>Sharing his discovery on discussion website Reddit, he revealed upon opening the note he also noticed $20 was attached.</p>
<p>The heartwarming message on the note read, “Hello, this is a random act of kindness."</p>
<p>“I think this $20 would be of more benefit to you than it is to me. All I ask is that maybe one day you do an act of kindness for someone else.”</p>
<p>The man told <span><a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/father-four-opens-letterbox-find-random-act-kindness-023106840.html">Yahoo7</a></span> that he believes the letter was hand-delivered and he spent some time trying “to think if it was someone I know”.</p>
<p>Revealing how he spent the money, he shared, “I used it on activity books and pencils for the kids. They had been asking all week for some.”</p>
<p>Following his feel-good post, the Queensland father received his fair share of scepticism on the internet, with the picture he posted attracting an abundance of comments as well as various reactions.</p>
<p><img style="width: 345px; height: 368px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7821984/1-letter-money.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/fa595084b67c4c81b96f3f60034fea01" /></p>
<p>One user wrote, “Far out, your house must look pretty rough to elicit random donations.”</p>
<p>While another asked if he needed the money to which he replied, “Nope but the kids enjoyed it.”</p>
<p>A third person commented, “So apparently you look like the kind of guy who needs $20. How do you feel about that?”</p>
<p>And the criticisms didn’t stop there. Another user responded, “I can’t be the only one who thinks this is a little weird and creepy? Why not just hand it to a bum on the street?” while another directly stated the note is “clearly fake”.</p>
<p>However, the dad-of-four clapped back at the dubious non-believers, writing, “It’s most definitely not a fake. I posted because it’s great people do this. Some people still have time in their lives to think of others.”</p>
<p>The Queenslander added that he hoped they will someday “receive something like this that will change their mind”.</p>
<p>Some Reddit users were hopeful and optimistic, with one person commenting, “Awesome. Hope you pay it forward one day”, to which the father responded, “I most definitely will.”</p>
<p>Do you believe in small acts of kindness like this one? Let us know in the comments below.</p>
