Kebab shop owners' kind-hearted act for 'man in need'
Owners of a southern Sydney takeaway shop have been praised on social media for feeding a “man in need” who visits their store every day.
A mother said she was with her daughters waiting for their lunch at the Southgate Shopping Centre in Sylvania and watched the owners of Kenny’s Kebabs prepare a free meal for a the less fortunate man.
“Out of the kindness of their own hearts, they fed a man in need,” a woman known as Karen Mcc wrote on a Sydney Facebook group on Wednesday.
She described the kind gesture as something that “has become a rare act these days”.
Karen snapped a picture of the owners of the kebab store and shared it on Facebook, praising the pair.
“After talking to [the woman], we found out that they do this everyday. Feed him whatever he wants, without a limit on quantity.
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“This is something that you just don’t see any more. And it’s a shame. We should do more for the people in need.”
She urged others to follow in the couple’s footsteps and “be more selfless”.
“Thank you for proving that there are still good people with kindness in their hearts. It was refreshing,” she wrote.
More than 1500 people reacted to the post, with dozens applauding the kebab shop owners for the kind act.
“Amazing people so generous,” one wrote.
Another commented: “You guys rock, true kindness.”
Linda Taskin, 41, told Yahoo News Australia helping out the man made her and her workers feel good.
She has been helping the man since she took over the Southgate shop about two years ago.
“He would only ask for $1 worth of chips. We asked him why - was it because he wasn’t very hungry, or was it because he didn’t have enough money?”
When she learned $1 was all the man could afford, she asked what he would like to eat if money wasn’t an issue, and he’s been a guest at the shop ever since.
The kebab shop owner believes the gesture is not just about the money to the man, it’s about knowing people cared.
“Why say ‘no’ when you can say ‘yes?’
“If there’s anything we can do to make someone’s day better, why not?” Ms Taskin asked.
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