i was in line at the drive thru yesterday morning trying to get a cup of coffee. i waited in line for maybe five minutes, no longer than usual, placed my order and followed the cars one by one towards the window. when i arrived, i reached out to hand over my money when the man gave me my coffee and told me that the woman in front of me paid for my order.
shocked, i drove around the building hoping to pull up next to the middle aged woman in the silver buick century, but she was gone. my drive in to work was pieced with smiles, laughter and a confused but wondering mind. the small act that was bestowed to me yesterday morning changed the course of my usual and mundane day. my heart felt fuller and i was kind and warm to those around me; i consciously tried to be better. i told as many people as i could about how wonderful i felt and how this one woman decided that i deserved a break that day.
i feel like i've been shown true acts of kindness lately. not all affect me, but they appear so vividly around me. it is in small acts that we show our love for one another: letting someone out in traffic, giving a penny to the man in the checkout who happens to be short of change, holding a door, asking if help is needed, smiling at each other just to offer a simple greeting. it is in these acts that i can lay down at night and rest my doubts knowing that there truly are still people who care for one another, friends and strangers alike.
these moments, though short lived, stay within us forever. we will always remember the people who helped us when we needed it most. it has been said that the human brain is programmed to forget bad memories and to harness the good, i firmly believe this. if each day we lived to see another happy, we are doing our jobs here on earth. regardless of the betrayal and pain our hearts have felt, we want to feel love. we want to help each other and we want to do this for all the right reasons.
i help because i can. i help because i want to. i help because i love.
if we all took a moment out of our day to help someone, a stranger, a friend or family member, we'd live longer, healthier and happier lives. while i believe happiness starts from within, it's potential meets infinite ends when shared amongst each other.
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