There is no question what I'm grateful for tonight. Four hours after the "occurence," I'm still smiling about it. It was a random act of kindness.
Tom and I have been feeling pretty down about his deployment, but have really been trying to make the best of a bad situation. We are still having family times and routines aren't changing. We decided after dinner that we all wanted some ice cream. We don't keep any in the house because I'd eat it all! So we went to a local place called Amy's that has amazing ice cream. We got ourselves ready and went out. Tom didn't feel like changing his clothes, so he was still in uniform when we went out. While we were placing our order, we noticed there was a man standing behind us. We went back to paying attention to what we were ordering, and while we were doing that, the man paid for our order! We have no idea when he actually did it, because we had no clue about it until we went up to the register to pay! They told us that they didn't want us to know until he had left, so they were taking their time with our order... how funny! So, he was already gone by the time we found out. It's a shame too because I would've loved to have thanked him. That's how you know he didn't out of the generosity of his heart. He wanted to thanks. No recognition. It's so rare to find people like that. It blew Tom and me away, and it definitely lifted our spirits.
Random acts of kindness are just that. Random. You never know when they're coming, and when they do, they stick to you like glue! It made me want to do something for someone else, but now, I have to wait for my own opportunity to make someone smile.
"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness." ~Seneca
Good night.
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