Have You Ever Had a Memorable Encounter in Your City or Community? - The New York Times

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An illustrated story from the Metropolitan Diary series tells of a random act of kindness by a stranger. Have you had a chance meeting that surprised, delighted or inspired you?

Have you ever had a strange, funny or memorable chance encounter?

Maybe you bumped into a friend or a stranger at a candy store, in a skate park, in a classroom or online, like in a video game chat?

In “Then I Felt a Tap on My Shoulder,” Grace Kim writes about an unexpected interaction with a stranger at a bus stop after a breakup with her boyfriend earlier in the day.

‘Then I Felt a Tap on My Shoulder’

Agnes LeeIllustrating your New York stories

‘Then I Felt a Tap on My Shoulder’

Agnes LeeIllustrating your New York stories

Dear Diary: At around 6:30 on an unusually warm October evening, I was standing near the QM2 bus stop at 55th Street and Sixth Avenue. I was holding a bouquet of flowers I had bought for my grandmother’s 82nd birthday.

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‘Then I Felt a Tap on My Shoulder’

Agnes LeeIllustrating your New York stories

That morning, my boyfriend — no, ex — and I had parted ways at the Lexington Avenue Station. He transferred to the No. 4 toward the World Trade Center. I stayed on the N. As breakups go, it was amicable. We expressed our mutual appreciation, lamented the poor timing and wished each other well.

‘Then I Felt a Tap on My Shoulder’

Agnes LeeIllustrating your New York stories

I buzzed at work that day, knocking out task after task, taking a long lunchtime stroll through Central Park with my favorite colleague and celebrating my newfound freedom as a single 23-year-old.

‘Then I Felt a Tap on My Shoulder’

Agnes LeeIllustrating your New York stories

But as dusk fell in its deceptively vibrant blue, the finality of our goodbye settled over me, and my tears started to fall as I stood at the bus stop.

Amid the passing headlights and evening commuters, I did not try to hold them back.

‘Then I Felt a Tap on My Shoulder’

Agnes LeeIllustrating your New York stories

Then I felt a tap on my shoulder, and an older man stepped up to the curb.

“Don’t cry, miss,” he said, leaning on his cane. “The bus will be here soon.”

— Grace Kim

Read the rest of this week’s Metropolitan Diary and submit your own.

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Students, click through and read the entire story, then tell us:

• Have you ever had a memorable encounter in your city or community that surprised, delighted or inspired you? If so, tell us about it.

• What did you learn from your chance meeting? What do you think the experience says about human nature, the world we live in or the place where you live?

• What is your reaction to Ms. Kim’s story? What does reading the story make you think or feel? Does it relate to your life in any way?

• Ms. Kim’s story ends with the older man sharing kind and comforting words with the narrator. Do you wish more people showed kindness to strangers? Do you think the world would be a better place if they did?

Visit the Metropolitan Diary column to read more examples of these short reader tales from the city.

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