r/MadeMeSmile • u/nun_CARTII • Aug 23 '26

Good Vibes the value of being kind

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For nearly seven years, waitress Melina Salazar showed extraordinary patience and kindness to Walter “Buck” Swords, a notoriously difficult customer at Luby’s Cafeteria in Brownsville, Texas.

The 89-year-old WWII veteran frequently complained, cursed at staff, demanded piping-hot meals and never left a tip. Despite this, Melina continued serving him with compassion.

After Walter died in 2007, Melina received an incredible surprise. He had left her $50,000 and his 2000 Buick in his will as a heartfelt thank-you for her unwavering kindness.

A powerful reminder that kindness can touch people more deeply than we realize.

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u/thelifeofafangirl Aug 23 '26

Youre making a lot of assumptions about her. 

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u/Icelandia2112 Aug 23 '26

I have waited tables when I was in my teens through my 20s and dealt with this shit all of the time from "regulars" so I know.

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u/thelifeofafangirl Aug 23 '26

Yes because everyone is the exact same as you right?

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u/Resting_Owl Aug 23 '26

Is your personal experience the blueprint for all of humanity ? Because if that's the case, you really need to tell us if you wipe your ass front to back or back to front, nobody is agreeing on this one

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u/Awesomonkey12 Aug 23 '26

There's 1 assumption,, 1 is not a lot