Have I really been doing this for 20 days? It doesn't seem that long. Not too much happened yesterday in the way of moneylessness. I can, however, count three notable(all are notable) acts of kindness that I experienced.
At work, the sister of one of the employees came in with her friend, holding two bags, each containing a juicy hamburger and side of hand cut french fries. They asked me to take them back to the office, stating one bag was for a her sister, and the other for another manager. I took the bags back, eyes closed as I walked Mr. Magoo style through our stockroom, breathing in the savory smells of Mooyah Burger. When I went on break about an hour later, the part-timer and the other manager were in the back eating. I could hear them giggling and as I turned the corner they told me to check my locker for gifts.
"What, why?" I asked for more of an explanation but got nothing, so I went to open my locker and found that the part-timer had saved me 1/2 of her burger, and the other manager had left a rice crispy treat, granola bar, and small bagel with strawberry cream cheese in my locker, all with a thoughtful post-it attached.
The manager said "My mom, I mean I, packed too many sweet things today, I'm trying not to eat sweets, so you can have them". We all laughed over the fact that her mom packed her lunch that day...the part-timer stated she couldn't finish the burger and "What did I want her to do, just throw it away?!"
"No" I said, I didn't want her to just throw it away, that burger was so delicious I didn't even mind the pickle, my arch nemesis for many years now.
The last act of kindness occurred when my friend invited me out to the movies, to get me "out of the house, and off the computer". It was a nice break from work and bartering deals.
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