Man quietly packs an extra meal for office 'lunch thief,' coworkers thank him for 'catching' them: 'We don't always know what people are going through'

Being a good Samaritan doesn't always mean doing things loudly. It doesn't have to be grand gestures of generosity, calling attention to yourself for the way you help people, and generally being a bit of a showoff. This isn't necessarily wrong. Helping people loudly is still helping people. But what about all the small acts of service that go unnoticed? Those are equally, if not more important. If you're not a person who enjoys the spotlight, then you might prefer to perform your acts of service in private. You get the quiet satisfaction of helping someone else rather than the adulation of a community that may or may not actually understand what you're doing. 

It's important to highlight the small things, though. It gives people inspiration to be their own kind of hero in their own small ways. This story is one of those kinds of stories where someone went out of their way to help someone in need without expecting anything in return. It's a story that's small in scale, but it might restore your faith in humanity just a little bit. 

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