Saturday, 20. June 2009, 02:52:05
This evening I stopped by the local Wal-Mart Supercenter to get a loaf of bread. That's all I needed, so I walked straight to the bread aisle, picked up a loaf and went to the self-checkout lane. In front of me was a young man, maybe early- to mid-twenties, about to pay for his few purchases. He punched the "Finish" button, and happened to glance up and see me standing there, patiently (seriously, patiently) waiting my turn.
He asked me, "Is that all you have?" I kinda smiled and nodded, and started to say something, when he suddenly took the bread from me, scanned it, placed it with his items and paid for everything. I was standing there, literally frozen and speechless, when he picked up the bread, placed it back in my arms, smiled, and said to me, "God bless. Have a great evening!"
When I could speak, I told him thank you, and wished him a great evening, too.
I walked to my car with tears in my eyes.
The last few months, and the last couple of weeks especially, have been pretty rough. I had lost a
LOT of faith in the inclination toward good of the people around me and humanity in general, becoming increasingly discouraged, depressed and withdrawn.
And then this happened.
This simple little gesture by a complete stranger--a
young one, at that--over a dollar loaf of bread.
What's the world coming to?
