Little Acts of Kindness

Ok, so I enjoy food.

(surprised? Probably not, but hey, it's all good)

And I have a friend that we like to get together and go to movies or dinner and just catch up.  We did that tonight, we went to Chili's for dinner, then decided randomly to go to Sammy's Cafe and get shakes.

Now if you don't know what Sammy's is, or have never been to a Sammy's I'm going to say that you desperately need to find the closest one to you and go.  NOW! Because their shakes are flipping amazing.  Especially their pie and cupcake shakes.  So, of course you can never say no to Sammy's shakes.  
Well, we ordered, actually, my friend ordered and paid and when it came my turn I ordered and handed the server my card and well, nothing happened. For some reason at that moment the internet died and was unable to connect to whatever source needed to run my card.  So, I patiently stood there waiting for them to fix the internet, and three staff members later, we were still unable to get it to work.

Naturally, I thought it was the Universe telling me two things.
1. It's nearly swim season Jenn, and you definitely don't need to eat your pumpkin pie cheesecake shake, especially since you are dying to lose that pooch
2. You really should save the 4.75 you are wanting to pay for that shake

Needless to say, I decided to ignore the universe and wait patiently for my shake, because hey, it's pumpkin pie. And I can't say no to pumpkin pie. 
So, while I was waiting I struck up a conversation with a guy standing behind me. Typical, awkward chit-chat, while we were waiting for the internet to work. 
And for several awkward minutes I waited for their internet to come up so I could pay and let the people behind me go and get their food as well. 
Time after time, they swiped my card, with no success.  And I was getting ready to just say "bag it" and take the Universe for it's word.  Then the guy behind me stepped up to the counter and said:
"Just let me pay for her's as well as mine, that way she can get her shake."
I insisted that it wasn't necessary, but he insisted saying : "I remember what it was like to be a student, with no money, it's fine."
I decided to let him be a gentleman and not argue with him.  And in return, the guy behind the counter gave him a discount.

Now, it's possible, that the guy just wanted me out of the way so that he and his friends could get their food and get the line moving again.  And it's possible that the guy behind the counter gave him the discount because he felt bad for him standing there for so long.
But who wants to look at the glass half-empty when someone willingly paid for my shake.  Especially since it wasn't his responsibility, and he easily could have just went ahead and just pushed ahead of me. I would have let him do that, because I felt bad for holding up the line. 

It's those little acts of kindness that make life worth living, that make a persons day and make us feel like there is still some good in the world.  Especially with all the ugly that surrounds us, the selfishness, the rudeness, the unfairness, it's easy to let it get you down. 

So, let's all try to make someone's day today, you don't know what you could do, and hey, they could even decide to pay it forward themselves.  It could be a great chain that keeps going, just because of your simple act of kindness.  I know I'm going to do it, because I remember how I felt and i would love to make someone's day just because I decided to be kind.