A Simple Act of Kindness Sparks Viral Sensation

An African American woman, about 60, is touching hearts across the internet: A young man named Zachary walked into a local coffee shop in the United States and approached the cashier, asking if he could get 'a piece of bread' because he had forgotten his wallet at home.

In response, the cashier asked him if he just wanted something to eat 'or would you like a cup of coffee too?'

'I'll pay for it,' she offered, just before he could ask her incredulously, 'Are you sure?'

'Yes,' she answered confidently, smiling warmly.

'Why are you doing this?' Zachary asked, and the cashier replied without hesitation: 'We're all human beings, and we need to be kind to each other. You never know when I'll see you again, maybe on the street, and you might be the one helping me.'

At this point, his coffee and sandwich were ready, and the kind cashier handed Zachary his 'treasures.' Once again, he asked her, 'Are you sure?'

'Yes, I'm paying for it,' she confirmed again. 'Don't worry about it. I'm very sure. If I weren't sure, I wouldn't do it. We need to be kind to each other.'

'Thank you so much. By the way, I'm Zachary,' he said as the cashier handed him the items. He took them, and she responded, 'Thank you. Nice to meet you, Zachary...'

Before parting, the cashier told him, 'You should do something nice for someone else—every single day. It's called paying it forward,' she explained, and then Zachary pulled a surprise from his sleeve.

'Can I do that now? Actually, I have my wallet right here,' he revealed, dropping the bombshell while the cashier stood in disbelief, smiling incredulously. 'I have $1,000 here.'

'Oh, my God,' she exclaimed, almost unable to believe what was happening. 'This man is something else...'

'This is for you,' he offered her the bundle of notes, as she adamantly refused, saying, 'No, no, no, no,' she protested.

'I'm paying it back to you,' he said, as she was nearly crying with joy. 'What? Are you serious?'

At the end of the video, Zachary asked her to share a message with the world, and she responded:

'We were raised to be kind. Not to hate. My mom always said, "We have one blood, and there's no black blood or white blood,"' she concluded.