Stories of Kindness from Around the World

My husband and I were excited to take a day off from work to ski Winter Park and then continue on to Grand Lake to snowshoe for the rest of our anniversary weekend this past winter.  We arrived at Winter Park with discount coupon in hand, but to my surprise, the clerk pushed it back my way stating that it was not valid on this particular day.  The discount was to buy two tickets for $50 each.  Being very disappointed I asked how much a regular ticket would cost, and she said $94!  Needless to say, I was very unhappy.

As I waited for my husband to return, the universe was lining me up for some wonderful kindness.  A mother and her daughter approached me asking if we needed tickets.  They were on a band trip and found out that the daughter could not ski due to an injury.  As a result, they were selling two four-day passes for $50 a piece!  My initial thought was "we only need a ticket for today," but soon my brain kicked in and said "YES!!"  It ended up being the best day of skiing in deep powder with snow falling all day.

As we were heading home early Sunday morning with the four-day ski tickets still in hand, we decided to pull over in the Winter Park parking lot and pay it forward by giving someone else our tickets.  We saw a family of six and asked if they were in need of ski tickets.  They said they were short two because their mother and aunt were visiting.  We explained our desire to pay it forward, and they were so happy.  They wanted to give us money, but we insisted that they enjoy the day.  The mother said they believe in paying it forward as well and would do the same with the tickets for Monday.

Paying it forward is contagious.  Try it!