Be the Good.

So I promised that my next post was going to be an uplifting one. And as promised, I've got a story for you.

I was at the post office today and there was a long line for the self service kiosk. There was an elderly woman trying to buy stamps at the machine. She was obviously struggling with how to work it. About five minutes pass. A guy about my age maybe a little older approaches her and in the most polite and respectful way, asks her if she would like any help. She replied that she suffered a stroke so she has lost some short term memory. The guy walked her through the entire process showing how it worked the whole time encouraging her and explaining what was going on. When she was finished, she told him was grateful she was and told him that it was good people like him that kept the world going. She then turned around and apologized to the rest of the line. Instead of the line being annoyed for having to wait, people smiled and genuinely encouraged her.

The whole scene just warmed my heart. Lately there has been a lot of doom and gloom on the news. Maybe even more than usual if that's possible. A lot of disasters, death, murder,etc. With all of that it is easy to assume that the world and the people in it are just getting worse and worse.


Bottom line-There are still amazingly kind and good people on this planet. In fact, our generation is getting the reputation for being one of the most altruistic. The scene at the post office was just a wonderful reminder of all the good in the world. Big and small.

So let's live up to our reputation. Let's start spreading more kindness, generosity, and love instead of complaining about all the bad.