― Charles Morgan
There seems
to be something surprising about kindness.
The other
day, I saw a woman at the grocery store look surprised when someone bent down
to help her pick up grocery items she had dropped. I have seen people be surprised that someone
says hello, that someone holds the door for them... I have been surprised by friends'
thoughtfulness and generosity.
At the bank
earlier this week, I complimented one of the tellers on her Pandora
bracelet. "A customer gave it to
me," she said. Wow, I said, nice
gift. She explained that the customer
gave a bracelet with two charms to each of the tellers last Christmas. Clearly still surprised more than nine months
later, the teller said about the customer, "She doesn't even come in here
all that often." The teller went on
to tell me -- twice -- that one of her colleagues had been eyeing the bracelet, and planning to buy it for herself, so she was thrilled with the gift. A lovely
gesture that not everyone can afford to do, but very kind if you can. And surprising.
But whether
kindness is extravagant or very simple, why does it surprise us so much? I'm not sure, but I'm in favor of our
continuing to look for opportunities to surprise each other with kindness.
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