Rewarding One Good Deed With Another

--by wayfarer, posted Feb 28, 2010

We were having a mini heat wave yesterday and I was in the supermarket, stocking up on juice and ice-cream.

Now, I'm not much of a fan of the hot weather and I was enjoying the fact that it was cooler inside than outside, but the lady behind the checkout was suffering. I asked if she was looking forward to getting out in the sun after her shift was finished and she replied that she might not last that long. She was melting! She explained that she shouldn't have been working that day, but she had agreed to cover someone else's shift. Now she wished she hadn't. She felt like she might die!

I paid for the shopping and headed for the exit. Half way there I remembered something I had wanted to get for Julie, so I went back in. On the way to where I wanted to go, I passed a rack of shelves with gadgets on them.

Oh, no! It wasn't, was it?

There on the shelf was a little hand-held electric fan - batteries included - for £2 (about four bucks.)

Hey, why should I? But I firmly believe that good deeds should be rewarded. The checkout lady was suffering because she had done something for someone. Here I had the chance to make sure she didn't regret that.

I paid for my last two items at another checkout. As I walked past the lady I had been talking to I could see her puzzled expression. Hadn't I just left?

"I forgot something," I explained. And I handed her the fan. I didn't hang about for thanks, but I did hear her, "Awww!" and I did see her smile.

And that was enough for me.

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Posted by wayfarer
Feb 28, 2010
Comments (17)

Readers Comments

smileamile wrote: That's beautiful! :-)

MADY wrote: Let god reward you for your kindness

Sanyogita wrote: You are a very kind hearted n thoughtful that u stop to reach someone who was in need. Thanks for sharing n thanks a lot for helping.

Keep smiling :):):)

IRIS RIDENOUR wrote: What a nice thing to do.

enchantedchilde wrote: Yes! That is awesome :)

myfbil wrote: How kind! I'm sure you made her day. She'll remember this for a long time. Being such a kind person herself, it seems one wonderful person helped another wonderful person who helped another wonderful person. And so it goes.

Have a sunshine day! :)

nicky wrote: Wow thats an amazing thing for a person to do i think it is wonderful and that hter should be more peolpe like you inthis wourl who would sacrifice a little of there money just to help somebody out who really needs it :)

sethi wrote: Thanks for being who you were.

JeanieMarie wrote: You are an inspiration to me, what a lovely thing do to. You are a blessing to us and all you meet. Thank you!

cpfjuly wrote: That was a heartwarming story. Thanks for sharing. I am glad that you showed the cashier that the good cause she made was rewarded with kindness.

Cpfjuly

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