Grief can take many forms, but so can generosity.

A woman’s thoughtful tribute to her husband became an unexpected moment of connection between two strangers at a local bar.

Read on — this one’s a tearjerker.

The most heartwarming random act of kindness I’ve witnessed at work

This happened years ago, but it still warms my heart. I’m a bartender at a restaurant, and a lady comes in by herself and is having a drink before her meal.

She says she wants to pay for a specific drink, but doesn’t want me to make it for her. She had me add a dirty Grey Goose martini with blue cheese olives to her tab.

This drink was especially meaningful for her.

She then told me this is her first time in without her husband, who had passed away, and that was his favorite drink.

Whoever was the next person to come in and order that, it was on her.

So when the next person comes in, something incredible happens.

Fast forward to a couple hours later, a group of ladies come in together. One of them orders a Grey Goose dirty martini with blue cheese olives.

I tell her it’s been paid for, and why. She tears up a bit, and one of her friends says that she (the lady who got the free drink) had also recently lost her husband.

They all thought it was meant to be, and it gave us all goosebumps. Needless to say, we all were tearing up!

All of them were forever changed by this heartwarming coincidence!

What did Reddit make of this incredible story?

The whole thing unfolded like a movie scene.

This commenter believes it’s more than just a coincidence.

Regardless of the cause, it was pretty darn touching.

In life, some people only cross paths for a brief moment.

Love has a way of finding the people who need it most.

Everyone walked away from the bar that night feeling a little more connected and a little more seen.

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