acts of kindness

little yellow flowers.nikon d70 

i love these little flowers!

it amazes me how nice people can still be, in 2004. what is sad is this should not amaze or surprise me; however, the likelihood of meeting a truly genuine and nice person today is rare, but refreshing. i was walking from class to my truck last night, on the phone with chris :we'll call him my boyfriend: when i realized i was going to have to write a check for a $1.00 bag of chips. leave it to me to leave all means of cash or debit card at work, useless. in the process of discussing this with chris over the phone, the lady walking ahead of me pauses then turns around and hands me a dollar and says, "here's a the dollar for a bag of chips." i was stunned and asked if she was sure and then thanked her as she continued walking. this was an act of kindness that was unexpected but very much appreciated. i just felt i needed to share...