Pay it Forward…Happy Valentine
I had posted this back in 2019…but a recent encounter with a cordial connection on Linkedin resurrected it. I have made a few retouches but the message is ripe. Recent incidences in our wonderful world reveal a deep divide between one human and another. It is sad, just how quickly humans forgets that titles are just titles…bottom line, we are human beings and we should treat each other as thus…
It’s at a time when a little kindness can go a long way. In addition, Valentine is around the corner. The Gospel charges us to ‘Invite those who cannot invite us back…least they repay you…’LK 14:12-13. Furthermore, Christ charges us to be humble, LK 14:11 and that when we give, it needs be a secret between us and God. ‘So that your giving maybe in secret…’ Mathew 6:4. Thus said, it is out of humility I write the following hoping to fire up my readers to action.
A few weeks back I went to go pick up my daughter from soccer practice. Since she could not play soccer, she took the position of Team Manager. I could not get a hold of her, and as I waited, one of her teacher’s showed up with a car load of ‘back to school night’ groceries. Her car was overloaded, literary.
On noticing she could use a hand, I went over and helped her unload the goodies and load them on a hand trolley. Certainly, I bet she could have managed on her own, but with a little help, we were done in a breeze. The smile on her face said it all. She was so grateful. I did not think more about it. To me, I did what any person ‘should’ have done in such a situation?
Long and behold, a few days later I got a postal mail. In it, was a beautiful medallion (see picture). I was so moved. I could not imagine or even expect that my innocent actions were that meaningful to her. Either way, her gratitude added an extra spark to ‘pay it forward.’ More so, I have to pass the Kindness Token to someone else.
Do you know someone who deserves one of this KINDNESS TOKEN medallions? Valentine is in a few days. Cheer someone up…Spread the love…but remember, love yourself first for you cannot give that which you don’t have!