I had a sad experience today...I was feeling a little down today and so I decided to indulge in one of my vises...BASKIN ROBBINS...I was waiting to pay for my milk shake when the guy ahead of me was trying to write a check for his 2 scoops when the manager told him they didnt take checks. He said he didnt have any money on him because he had lost his wallet. I jumped in and offered to pay the few dollars...he was sooo embarrassed...he said "oh no I dont feel alright with this"...I said "oh, come on just let me do something nice for someone today. He asked if he could have my name and I said no really it was no nig deal. He was still uncomfortable. I touched his sleeve and said just do something nice for someone tomorrow. He thanked me and walked away with his head down after paying me a nice compliment. The girls behind the counter acted so surprised and almost wouldnt take my money and went on and on about how nice that was. I then felt embarrassed...it wasnt a big deal...it was only a few dollars...it was only ice cream.Now you ask why am I sad?
Sad because he seemed so embarrassed...sad because he was uncomfortable taking a little help... sad because he was so surprised and even more sad that the girls behind the counter acted like they had never seen someone do something like that...it made me sad. Are there not enough acts of service done in the world today? Are we not taking care of each other? Are there too many mean things done and said that when we try to do something nice people have no idea how to react? I dont know...I do know people help people all the time. Maybe he had never been helped. Tears welled up in my eyes as I left. I pledge to do more little random acts of service.
