Hope for Humanity

In the past few months, it seems that nothing is quite right in the world. You know what I'm talking about. Its pervasive -everywhere you turn there is a disaster, murders, etc... The news is full of it...  It really can get depressing. And I don't even have a regular TV, I only see snippets of it on Facebook, or if I make a concerted effort to watch the news on the computer....

It doesn't help when i'm working in place that generally attracts miscreants -- convenience stores just aren't always the place to find 'model' citizens. Granted, it's quick, easy and many normal folks do come, get gas, buy a pack, but its always peppered with the opposite, as well,  I tend to see the opposite alot lately. It makes me wonder about the future of the community. Or people in general...

....So when I see something extra-ordinary, I feel the need to post it.  Two such wonderfully heartfelt scenarios took place this last week and thought I'd share:

#1 - Young girl comes to the window to purchase gas. $1 worth. That's all she had... I felt bad. Likely showed in my face to the people in line behind her... One guy in line saw this. Asked me 'she only bought a $1 ?  yes' ... He bought his items and left. I watched him. He walked over to the girl who's vehicle was on the opposite side of where his was, and handed her a $10. At first she didn't want to take it... Finally... did so.... I found it sweet and heartwarming that a perfect stranger would want to help out this girl. :) It was just a kind thing for this man to do...


#2 - Chivalry is not dead. Last night as I was closing up there was a vehicle behind another one waiting on the same gas pump. Me, in my on-going attempt to get out of there on time, wondered what the heck... every other pump was open, so i found it odd this woman was just sitting there. I asked the man in front was she with you? he said yes - we pump gas this way. Ok. I get it - use the same card - once. But what I didn't foresee or expect was that when he finished pumping his gas - he  moved the vehicle to a parking spot, shuts it off, gets out, and comes running back to pump his wife's gas, too....so she didn't have to get out of the car.  How cute!!! He said they have always done it this way. ... and he too seemed happy to do it. I never saw the woman, she was in vehicle with tinted glass.

Every once in a while, if looking I can find it...

There is hope for humanity!