Negativity and selfishness gets great publicity in our social networking, indirect-contact society. You’d be led to believe the world’s running low on good people and that no one cares for or respects one another anymore. Their only concerns are themselves; and when they’re in need, no one is willing to lend them a hand without reward.
This is not the case. Kind, caring, selflessly-generous people still exist. Fiona Rene is a shining example.
A talented director, artist, and actress with a gift for character development, Fiona’s been applauded for her roles on ABC Television’s Stumptown, I Know What You Did Last Summer on Amazon Prime Video, and turns on Grey’s Anatomy and Jane the Virgin.
A voice actress also, Fiona can be heard on Good Trouble, The Bold Type, and innovative Playstation 5 game We Are OFK.
While good at what she does, she’s also a good person and one who believes in helping others.
I asked Fiona Rene to tell me about a time when she did something nice for someone that she didn’t know. Here’s what she shared.
“What first comes to mind is your basic pay for the guy behind you. I’ve done that a lot because I’ve had that been given to me a lot, and it was really inspiring.
I grew up in a town called Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it’s a pretty rough area of Oklahoma. And … I had done this more than once, but this person I didn’t know.
I was at a party at one end of town, and it was kind of a shady bit of a party. There was a guy there who obviously had way too much to drink, or other things. He was having an argument with someone outside.
The person he was having the argument with puked all over the floor and was very aggressive. I was like, you guys are messed up. So, I said, ‘Hey, do you guys know each other?’ Coincidentally they were together at the time – like boyfriend and girlfriend, but they were fighting.
I said, ‘Can you give me your address? I’ll take you home.’ I put one in the front seat and one in the backseat. They didn’t fight in my car. One of them puked in my car in the backseat. I dropped them off and never saw them again until… Cut to two years later.
I was at a grocery store called Homeland, which is like a weird little grocery store in Shawnee. The guy [from the arty], I ran in to him at Homeland, said that night they were on the brink of separation! They woke up the next morning and were like I can’t believe we made it home together. And they got sober together, and they’re still together.
When you pay it forward to the guy behind you, you have no idea how they’re going to react. The best way to give is to not expect some type of reaction, right? But for this the universe was like, hey, two years later, let me give you a little bit of insight into what happened.
And ever since, I give people rides home all the time! I’m like notorious for being like, ‘Hey, what are you doing? You got a ride home? You need a ride home?’
Some of my best friends in the world are people I met that I gave a ride home to.” |THIS.
[By Mr. Joe Walker and Alex The Host]
Our Shining Example column features a remarkable person sharing an inspiring personal story about an act of kindness.
“We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let’s start giving.” – ‘We Are the World’
