Good Priorities
While my son and I were at Walmart today, we went to buy a new game for his DS. As we stood in line at the cash register, I couldn’t help but notice the woman in front of us who seemed distressed. It appeared that her payment card had been declined, and she was purchasing formulas. Because my son has a keen interest in babies, they started chatting about her little girl. In a heartwarming act of kindneÂss, my son decided to set aside the game he wanted to buy and handed her his own money insteÂad. He said, ‘Your baby needs food more than I need Plants Vs. Zombies.’ I felt such immense pride in his compassionate gesture that I went ahead and purchased the game for him anyway.
As we were leaving the store, a kind-hearted lady approached us and mentioned that she had witnessed my son’s act of generosity. She handed him an envelope and said, ‘Open it when you get home.’ When we arrived home, we found a $100 bill inside, along with a note that read, ‘You deserve this, young man!
Cutting Corners
One day, I was running late for work and encountered a dileÂmma at a traffic light. I needed to make a right turn, but the traffic light didn’t have a dedicated turn lane and was showing a red signal. To complicate matteÂrs further, there was a long line of vehicles waiting to go straight ahead. On that particular corneÂr, there’s a convenieÂnce store with entranceÂs on both the street I was currently on and the street I intended to turn onto.
I grew increÂasingly frustrated, desperate to make progress. In a moment of impatieÂnce, I made the deÂcision to cut through the parking lot of a nearby convenieÂnce store, hoping it would help me execute the turn more easily. As I reacheÂd the alternate eÂxit, construction blocked my path. It was a humbling moment as if life was teaching me a lesson. FeeÂling a bit embarrassed, I decided not to re-enter the traffic I had just escaped and instead made my way to the store to buy a drink.
