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Do 1 good thing a day
11 years ago
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The feeling you will get is pretty awesome.
Yesterday there was a man in the parking garage at work, balancing his very young child and trying to pay for his parking. He was just finishing up with his child at the hospital and I am sure that he just wanted to get home with his son but his cards were not working at the pay terminal. I could sense his frustration at the situation as I was waiting in line behind him.
When his card was unreadable for the 5th time even after cleaning it I just reached around him and stuck my credit card in the slot. He protested a bit saying "But it is $16" and I just waved him off. The look of gratefulness and mild confusion was great. He smiled after a moment and thanked me and I just told him to "Pay it forward". He insisted he would and shook my hand.
We parted ways and I paid for my parking and left.
To see someone who is having what appeared to be a bad day struggling just to get home hit me hard. I know what it is like to be juggling many things at once like that and any extra headache is not fun at all.
When you see something you can do for someone that you know will make even a small difference in their life seize the day and do it. The rewards you get are worth more then all the money in the world.
Remember, do 1 good thing a day, and if someone does something nice for you remember to pay it forward. We are all just travelling on a spinning rock through space together, going through this life. Time we acted like we gave a damn about our fellow travellers.
Yesterday there was a man in the parking garage at work, balancing his very young child and trying to pay for his parking. He was just finishing up with his child at the hospital and I am sure that he just wanted to get home with his son but his cards were not working at the pay terminal. I could sense his frustration at the situation as I was waiting in line behind him.
When his card was unreadable for the 5th time even after cleaning it I just reached around him and stuck my credit card in the slot. He protested a bit saying "But it is $16" and I just waved him off. The look of gratefulness and mild confusion was great. He smiled after a moment and thanked me and I just told him to "Pay it forward". He insisted he would and shook my hand.
We parted ways and I paid for my parking and left.
To see someone who is having what appeared to be a bad day struggling just to get home hit me hard. I know what it is like to be juggling many things at once like that and any extra headache is not fun at all.
When you see something you can do for someone that you know will make even a small difference in their life seize the day and do it. The rewards you get are worth more then all the money in the world.
Remember, do 1 good thing a day, and if someone does something nice for you remember to pay it forward. We are all just travelling on a spinning rock through space together, going through this life. Time we acted like we gave a damn about our fellow travellers.
usually there's not much more i can do for anyone. i can't really stand to be around other people enough of my time for my company to be very useful to them.
its not that i can't stand them individually, its just that i can only stand being away from my own solitude and meditation for just so long at a time.
and while i do realize how little it may actually be worth, at least in their perception, i do wish everyone happiness and well being, and the clear conscious of likewise not having contributed to the causes of anyone else's unhappiness or lack of well being.
It doesn't take much to make someone's day sometimes.