US cashier inspires with small act of kindness

A shop employee in the US has inspired a frustrated mother in the line to forget her stresses as she watched him help an elderly lady count out her change.

Sarah Bigler took to Facebook to praise the actions of the Target employee Ishmael Gilbert, who patiently assisted his elderly customer in Indiana, as she wanted to buy each item with individual change.

"Part of me, the part that had a long day at work, the part of me who had a 1 1/2 year old having a melt down in the cart, the part that had set an unnecessary timeline for Target and getting home, was frustrated with this woman and the inconvenience she had placed on me.

"But then I watched the young employee with this woman, I watched him help her count her change, ever so tenderly taking it from her shaking hands," she wrote on her Facebook page.

Amiee Gilbert, the employee's mother, also took to Facebook to express her pride.

"I told him to remain humble and continue to be the best Target employee you can be. He said hopefully he will inspire others to be kind and treat everybody like you would want to be treated."