Friday, August 15, 2014

Kindness and Chivalry

"Chivalry is not just a fancy word with a neat meaning; it's a way of life."
― Vaughn Ripley

On a recent evening at our neighborhood pizza joint, I went to the counter to pick up our food.  As I reached for the tray that included a filled-to-the-brim pitcher of water, a gentleman standing nearby grabbed the pitcher and took it to our table.  "You probably could have made it," he said with generous chivalry.  "Yes," I said, "but it would not have been pretty."

He was kind in helping me with the water and also in letting me know that he did not completely doubt my capacity to do it myself.

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