Today, someone was kind to me with no expectation of reward. At this time of year, the weather can be a bit unpredictable. Even though a scarf has been needed for the rest of this week, it was a bit warm today. I took it off and sort of threw it over my should and didn’t think much of it. As is my habit, I was listening to an interesting podcast on my walk to work, which had me a bit distracted. This is probably why I didn’t notice that as I rounded a corner, the wind blew the scarf of my shoulder and on to the ground.
A taxi driver stopped his car and yelled out to me. This is unusually for many reasons. They don’t usually stop, and I don’t usually listen to them. Taxi drivers are always making noise in these parts to try and get the attention of potential customers. The exact opposite of NY…. In any case, this guy stopped his taxi to get my attention about the wayward scarf. Once he had my attention, even before I started back, he smiled, waved and drove off. No expectation of me giving him any kind of reward or anything. He just did it to be nice.
Awesome!
Friday, January 29, 2010
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ReplyDeleteI finally found and bookmarked your blog! :) I read back a bit, and we seem to share that phobia of swimming in the ocean... Ironic on many levels, I know!
ReplyDeleteIt's cool how happy such a small act can make us, then we want to help someone esle...and pretty soon the sun is shining a little brighter on our part of the world- I notice this especially at home, of course we should always be nice to each other, but when one of us goes out of our way to help another, it's so magical the way our mood is lifted and the effects are rippling:)
ReplyDeleteThat brings a smile to my spirit.
ReplyDeleteso sweet. thanks for sharing. It's awesome to be a part of "the brotherhood of man"
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