As Sunday afternoon drifted into Sunday evening. The house was quiet with TV off. I was breathing slow regular breaths. :zz: Then I heard Sylvia approach. She had dealt with e-mail correspondence and won a couple of hands of spider solitaire. (We don’t talk about the losses.) I rose to a higher level of consciousness. (I opened my eyes.)
“What do you want for supper?” she asked. That’s like handing me a blank check. 😀
“I’d like a BLT,” was my response.
“I don’t have any B in the house,” she reported. (No surprise there.)
“We can drive to the village. Papa C has some and he’ll make the sandwich for us.”
“You’d take me out to eat twice in one day?”
“Yes, for you I would do that. Besides, I really would like a BLT.”
A short while later we were sitting in Papa C’s pizza, ice cream and sandwich restaurant. The BLTs were very tasty and the folks there are very nice. It’s nice to eat and talk without a lot of distractions. Okay, there were a couple of young men sitting in the booth next to ours, but they weren’t noisy. A couple of customer’s came in for carry-out orders. But those aren’t really distractions they just add a homey feel to the atmosphere.
Time came to pay and return home. As I approached the counter the waitress flashed a big smile and said, “You folks are all set. Your bill has been paid.”
She assured us that she was serious and that the young men had extended us that kindness. So who were they?
I don’t know who they were. Neither Sylvia nor I have ever seen them before. Nor did they leave a clue.
I asked the rhetorical question, “How can we ever thank them?” Sylvia responded, “By paying it forward to someone else.” The waitress said, “Right!”
I love the “Pay it Forward” movement. Did you ever watch that movie? I thought it was good! How kind of the strangers to pay for your meal!
I’ve never had this happen to me, but I realize now it’s because I’ve never done it myself. If you don’t start the conga line, how can anyone join in? Oh, and now I want a BLT. sigh…
Got here from Mail4Rosey – she thinks highly of you. 🙂
Good point Melissa. If you’re open to the possibility, the opportunity will present itself. I like the way you put it, “start the conga line.” :dance:
Rosey is a great gal. I feel the same way about her. :up: Thanks so much for the visit and the nice comment.
Paying it forward! I love that concept, and am happy to hear you were a recipient. 🙂
Have fun passing it on. :yea:
Paying it Forward easily becomes a force multiplier. 8)
Oh wow! How nice!! Isn’t that a good feeling? I’m sure you will be passing it on….I’m curious as to what you will do.
I did that a week ago–I bought some bananas for a lady in line with us who was short cash after spending all of her food stamps. I went home sailing–I wish I had bought her more. It’s nice to be nice! 😉
I’m curious about that too. Time will tell. I may not. :zip:
That is so you to do that, and yes it is nice–or better. :angelic:
I saw on a sign somewhere that it was Pay it Forward day? week? whatever. How great for you… and since to practice that lifestyle all the time, I know you will continue. I’ve been a recipient- that’s how I know!
I’ve heard of Pay it Forward before. It was a surprise to experience it in this way.
Seems you were the recipients of a random act of kindness. Or they knew you from somewhere. A blessing happily received, I am sure.
Happily received indeed. And now I feel the need to share that blessing with others.