All of us are busier than ever these days, which is why it can be hard to take the time to remember to do something kind for someone else. Even the smallest act of kindness can have a huge impact on someone, which is why regardless of how busy we are, we should always make time to do something nice for another person.

Brooke Ochoa learned this lesson in a big way when she went to lunch by herself one day in Texas and met a woman named Delores. Brooke could have been glued to her phone like many people would be, but had she done that, she would have missed out on this beautiful moment.

“Today I Went to eat at a restaurant for lunch and I saw this elder lady coming from afar so I waited to hold the door for her, she was very thankful and sweet,” Brooke recounted. “She then told the waitress, ‘table for one,’ so I waited and hesitated but then I walked over and said, ‘I’m eating by myself too would you like to have lunch together?’ She was ecstatic!”

“Come to find out she spent the last decade living with her mom who recently passed away and her aunt who recently was put into a nursing home, so she has been having a hard time being alone,” Brooke continued. “We had a wonderful talk, and she just kept smiling and saying thank you for listening to me, which made me smile too! Her words healed my heart just as much as i healed her lonely one. By far the best decision I’ve made all year!!! Her name is Delores, and we will be having lunch every Thursday from now on.”

This just goes to show how powerful a small act of kindness can be. All Brooke did was take a second to hold a door for a stranger, and now she has made a friend for life!