Great site: "Makes Me Think" (and it will)

[Are_grits_groceries]

http://makesmethink.com/top

Some examples:
Today in downtown San Diego, I watched a blue collar Mexican man get harassed for being Mexican. It was a blatant act of discrimination. And the man actually began crying. As he left the office building, he took off his jacket. His t-shirt underneath read, "I love the USA!" MMT
#51 (54) - Aug 4, 2009 by Ferrell

Today, I interviewed a woman who is terminally ill. "So," I tried to delicately ask, "What is it like to wake up every morning and know that you are dying?" "Well," she responded, "What is it like to wake up every morning and pretend that you are not?" MMT
#178 (18) - Aug 11, 2009 by Suzie - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (16777) - No, that made me sleepy. (603) sharethis

Today, I was working in a coffee shop when 2 gay men walked in holding hands. As you might expect, heads started turning. Then a young girl at the table next to me asked her mom why 2 men were holding hands. Her mom replied, "Because they love each other." MMT
#4 (26) - Jul 21, 2009 by Marc

Today, I was traveling in Kenya and I met a refugee from Zimbabwe. He said he hadn't eaten anything in over 3 days and looked extremely skinny and unhealthy. Then my friend offered him the rest of the sandwich he was eating. The first thing the man said was, "We can share it." MMT
#810 (13) - Aug 31, 2009 by joseph

Today, I waited on an elderly woman at the local restaurant where I work. She left me a $90 tip on a $10 tab with a handwritten note that said, "I'm 86 and I can't take this money with me. So please spoil yourself with it." MMT
#12 (4) - Jul 23, 2009 by Drew

Today, I asked my 6 year old son what he wants to be when he grows up. He said, "Mommy, all I want to be is happy." MMT
#32 (15) - Aug 1, 2009 by Dale

Today, after I watched my dog get run over by a car, I sat on the side of the road holding him and crying. And just before he died, he licked the tears off my face. MMT
#4011 (34) - Jan 15, 2010 by dave

Today, my father told me, "Just go for it and give it a try! You don't have to be a professional to build a successful product. Amateurs started Google and Apple. Professionals built the Titanic." MMT
#122 (10) - Aug 8, 2009 by MrGong - Inspiring - Yes, that made me think too! (11301) - No, that made me sleepy. (834) sharethis

Today, as soon as my 5-year-old baby brother came into my room, I yelled at him to get out without even looking up at him. When he didn't listen and I turned around to yell again, I noticed he had a bowl of cherries (my favorite) in his hands. He said, "Sorry, I just wanted to share these with you." MMT
#387 (16) - Aug 19, 2009 by Lisa

Today at the diner where I work, an elderly couple came in for the 4th time this week and requested my table. I asked them what kept them coming back. They told me that I reminded them of their granddaughter who passed away 6 years ago. Then they told me her name. She was my best friend at the time. MMT
#1982 (10) - Oct 14, 2009 by Amanda

Today, I was in line at the store behind a man holding a dozen roses. When he got up to the cashier's counter, he realized that the cashier looked sad. The man smiled and said, "I'm buying 11 of these roses for my wife." And then he handed the cashier the 12th rose. She smiled from ear to ear. MMT
#57 (8) - Aug 5, 2009 by geneveve

Today I was approached by a homeless man who asked if I had any change. I only had two dimes, but I gave it to him anyway. As I watched him walk away, he put the dimes in an expired parking meter of a strangers car. MMT
#1057 (8) - Sep 13, 2009 by Richmond -

Today, in the grocery store parking lot, I watched a man run as fast as he could with a packed shopping cart and then jump on the back for a ride. He smiled and chuckled aloud as he rode the cart all the way to his car. He was in his mid-40's and wearing a formal suit and tie. MMT
#84 (7) - Aug 6, 2009 by Ana

Today an old woman at the gas station came up to me and said, "I'm so embarrassed, but could you help me?" I thought she was going to ask for money, but she told me that last week her husband died and she had never pumped gas before. She had no idea what to do. MMT
#700 (9) - Aug 29, 2009 by unscrambled
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These made me think too.






***Meh Kitteh Fights For America!**********Republicans Fight for Big Money!*****

[ohheckyeah]

1. Those are some very neat

stories. Thanks for sharing.

[Tx4obama]

3. K&R. Thanks for posting. n/t

[OneGrassRoot]

2. In such a few words so much is revealed. I'm in tears. K&R n/t

[OffWithTheirHeads]

4. Me too and I hate being in tears.

[RebelOne]

7. Yes, I was choked up just reading these excepts.

I don't even think I want to click on the link because I do not want to cry.

[monmouth]

5. How lovely...n/t

[The Doctor.]

6. This sucks;

"Today, one of my best friends, Charlie, shot himself in the head at approximately 2PM. And I just noticed that I have a missed call from him on my cell phone with a timestamp of 1:56PM." MMT

[Are_grits_groceries]

8. There are a mix of types of stories.

If you go to the site,you can pick out a certain type. I like the random stories. No matter what they are about, they all made me think. It gave me some hope that so many people noticed small events and then thought about them. Maybe that will lead some of them to perform some good deed.

People have to be noticed before anyone might do something for them. There are too many people that are now invisible to others. I believe that every person elected to office should be required to visit the people in their areas and listen to them. Yes, I know it wouldn't matter to many. However, too many of them live some alternate universe and have no idea what the issues that people deal with really are. If it made any of them rethink their idiotic ideas, it would be a start.

In addition, all of them need to realize they represent ALL of the people in their areas. SC politicians have been major twits. However, I do know of many stories where they stepped in to help people of all types. It's too bad they never carried out actions that would help many people. They were too scared of a label that they didn't want to provide for everybody in a large way.

I'm not sure what's worse: not knowing about the problems or knowing about them and not acting to help in a better way.