Over his five and a half years of working at a fast food restaurant, Ridge Quarles has got to know one of his customers pretty well.
So when the woman with disabilities asked for help eating her food, Quarles, who works at a Qdoba restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, didn't think twice about lending a hand.
To his surprise his act of kindness was caught on camera by another customer, David Jones, and has since gone viral.
"She didn't get to get out of her house very often, but whenever she did, she always told me, 'Ridge, this is my most favorite place to eat,'" Quarles told NBC News.
Impressed that Quarles did not hesitate to help the unnamed woman, Jones added: “It seems to me that if everybody in the world would just use the little simple gift that they have to maybe benefit somebody else, think what the world would be like."
The Most Heartwarming Thank You Notes To The Police
For Brookline, Mass. Police In The Wake Of The Boston Marathon Bombings(01 of07)
Open Image ModalIn the aftermath of April's Boston Marathon bombings, elementary students at the Lincoln School in Brookline, Mass., reached out to local law enforcement to thank them for the incredible job they'd done protecting their city. (credit:Facebook/Brookline MA Police Department)
For Brookline, Mass. Police In The Wake Of The Boston Marathon Bombings(02 of07)
Open Image ModalIn the aftermath of April's Boston Marathon bombings, elementary students at the Lincoln School in Brookline, Mass., reached out to local law enforcement to thank them for the incredible job they'd done protecting their city. (credit:Facebook/Brookline MA Police Department)
For A San Angelo, Texas Patrol Supervisor(03 of07)
Open Image ModalIn San Angelo, Texas, an anonymous citizen left a note on a Patrol Supervisor's windshield, and the police department posted it on Facebook asking others to share it in an attempt to find the thankful party. (credit:Facebook/City of San Angelo Police Department)
For The Newtown, Conn. Police Department(04 of07)
Open Image ModalWhen a flood of support came in for the victims of last December's school shooting in Newtown, Conn., volunteers stepped up and spent hours responding to the more than 175,000 letters and cards with handwritten thank yous. (credit:AP)
For An Oxnard, Calif. Police Officer(05 of07)
Open Image ModalWhen a little girl's Minnie Mouse bike in Oxnard, Calif., was reported stolen, Officer Michael Kohr showed up the very next day with a brand new one. The girl's mother posted a photo on Facebook of the two together, along with this cheerful thank you:"Yesterday morning on my way to take my daughter Bella on a bike ride, to our dismay we realized her cherished Minnie Mouse bike that Santa brought her had been stolen, along with our jogging stroller... This afternoon I received a call from Officer Kohr that he was on his way with a brand new Princess bike. He not only surprised her with a bike that is her favorite color featuring her favorite princess he took the time to teach her how to ride it. This is kindness and selflessness at its finest. This officer went well above his call of duty and took the time to make a little girls day. I can not fully express how grateful I am. He has left such an impression in our hearts, and am thoroughly impressed with his generosity. Thank you once again Officer Kohr." (credit:Facebook/Nina Sanchez)
For The Cleveland Police's Second District(06 of07)
Open Image ModalCleveland Police's Second District used Facebook to share kidnap victim Michelle Knight's touching thank you note."Little treasures like this mean a great deal to some of us that have been involved with these young women," read the post. (credit:Facebook/Second District Community Relations Committee)
For A Philadelphia Police Department Sargeant(07 of07)
Open Image ModalOne of the most well-known thank you's to police came from Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965, who reached out to the officer assigned to protect him in Philadelphia, Sgt. James Adair. AP reported that the letter went up for sale in April for $10,500. (credit:AP)