A couple of days ago there was a little note attached to our mailbox flag by the curb of our driveway. I figured it was the typical advertisement flyer you get for lawn service, maid service or some other commercial enterprise. Instead, it was a note from some high school girl who was trying to raise funds for a trip to Spain with her Spanish class this summer. She asked for any empty soda cans we could spare and to leave them on the porch on Saturday morning and she would come by to pick them up. Well, we figured it wouldn’t kill us to give her some of our empties – we drink way too much soda at our house so there are plenty of cans to choose from. We put the bag out Saturday morning and I then went for a little run – 14 glorious degrees out there people! It was a beautiful crisp morning and I had one of my fastest times in about a year. Ah, but I digress. Anyway, when I returned I found the above little card taped to our door window. What a thoughtful young lady. We certainly didn’t do it with any expectation of thanks. Now I’m glad that we took a few minutes of our time to help the young girl out.
Sometimes it’s the little things in life that make you think there’s still hope in this world. Lately, though, the only stories you see on TV or the Internet are depressing and sad. There is a lot of good out there, but the people who control the media seem hell bent on only giving you the bad stuff. The world needs a lot more random acts of kindness. It’s really not that hard – for us it was a couple of empty soda cans. How about you?
