A few weeks ago I went through a drive-thru to pick up lunch for a co-worker and myself and the nice lady in front of me paid for our order. I was kind of caught off guard that there are still a few nice people left in the world. I was very appreciative of the gesture and even though it was only a few dollars it was a huge deal to me. I am lucky to get a friend to buy my lunch, let alone a complete stranger. Doing good deeds for others will hopefully lead to others doing good deeds for you. I hope that the nice lady that bought my lunch that day has received whatever she was praying for. "Sorry lady if it was a date with me, I'm married."
Today I again went to the drive-thru to pick up lunch and I decided to pay it forward. I drove up to the window and paid for my order and told the cashier that I wanted to pay for the person behind me. She looked out the window at the car behind me, turned back to me and said, "Do you know them?" I replied "No." and the cashier was stunned for a minute. She handed back my card and both receipts and said "Every good deed will come back as a better deed for you." I smiled and said, "I hope so."
As I was pulling up to the delivery window I could hear the cashier telling everyone around her what had just happened. Not only is a good deed recognized by the recipient of the deed, but others around them will be told about what happened and hopefully it will make them think about doing something nice for others. It doesn't take much to make someone have a better day. A little compliment or buying someone lunch can go a long way.
Doing a good deed can also make you feel better about yourself. Not because it is for personal gain, but because you may have somehow altered the battle of good vs. evil in the universe. Trying to stay anonymous is fun because the person that is the recipient of your kindness will start to think if they know you or what they did to deserve the gift. Stay close and watch their face. They may be perplexed for a while until they realize that you were just being nice.
Be nice today, compliment someone or pick up some one's lunch or coffee tab. You may change some one's life or at least put a smile on their face. We usually do nice things for our friends so do something nice for a complete stranger today.
Today I again went to the drive-thru to pick up lunch and I decided to pay it forward. I drove up to the window and paid for my order and told the cashier that I wanted to pay for the person behind me. She looked out the window at the car behind me, turned back to me and said, "Do you know them?" I replied "No." and the cashier was stunned for a minute. She handed back my card and both receipts and said "Every good deed will come back as a better deed for you." I smiled and said, "I hope so."
As I was pulling up to the delivery window I could hear the cashier telling everyone around her what had just happened. Not only is a good deed recognized by the recipient of the deed, but others around them will be told about what happened and hopefully it will make them think about doing something nice for others. It doesn't take much to make someone have a better day. A little compliment or buying someone lunch can go a long way.
Doing a good deed can also make you feel better about yourself. Not because it is for personal gain, but because you may have somehow altered the battle of good vs. evil in the universe. Trying to stay anonymous is fun because the person that is the recipient of your kindness will start to think if they know you or what they did to deserve the gift. Stay close and watch their face. They may be perplexed for a while until they realize that you were just being nice.
Be nice today, compliment someone or pick up some one's lunch or coffee tab. You may change some one's life or at least put a smile on their face. We usually do nice things for our friends so do something nice for a complete stranger today.
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