Another post about kindness went viral on the internet on Jan. 14, one day after a Target cashier was commended by a customer online. In the post, mother Sarah Owen Bigler described her full day, with toddlers in tow, as she went to a Target in Glendale, Ind.., to finally finish her errands for the day.
Bigler said that in front of her was an elderly woman who wanted to purchase items individually using change. She admitted to being frustrated with the delay but had a change of heart after seeing how the Target cashier, Ishmael Gilbert, showed his kindness toward the older woman, according to Inside Edition.
"I watched the young employee with this woman. I watched him help her count her change, ever so tenderly taking it from her shaking hands. I listened to him repeatedly saying 'yes, mam' to her," Bigler said in her Facebook post. "Never once did this employee huff, gruff or roll his eyes. He was nothing but patient and kind.:
Yesterday Matt was sick. I picked up Archie from the sitter and Eloise from school and decided to run to Target for a...
Posted by Sarah Owen Bigler on Wednesday, January 13, 2016
"As I was watching him, I saw that Eloise was too. She was standing next to the woman, watching the employee count the change. I realized I hadn't been inconvenienced at all. That my daughter was instead witnessing kindness and patience and being taught this valuable lesson by a complete stranger; furthermore, I realized that I too needed a refresher on this lesson," Bigler added.
She went on to say that she relayed to the employee's admirable attitude to his manager.
Gilbert, 19, said he did not expect the outpouring of affection regarding Bigler's post.
"I was asleep at home and everyone was texting me, 'check Facebook, check Facebook,'" Gilbert said, according to USA Today. He explained how the elderly woman was pressured to move faster while counting her coins at the counter.
"She was all worked up because the line was getting longer and she was moving so slow," he added. "She was shaking."
As of today, Bigler's post has been shared more than 24,000 times.
