Goodness in a Bad Economy

Out of difficult times, often goodness emerges.  I believe more people are helping people than ever before.  Here is an example:  My mother just turned 87 this week.  She is a dear, small lady with some character and spunk.  She still drives a little and loves to buy presents for people.  I am constantly amazed at how kind and thoughtful almost everyone is toward “little old ladies,” but Mom told me that after shopping at Lowes Lawn and Garden Store yesterday, she was pushing her cart with a few heavy things in it toward her car.  As she tells the story, she saw a large man loading things into another car and thought he worked for Lowes.  She walked over and said, “pardon me, but when you are done here could you help me?”  The large man stopped what he was doing and helped Mom load her things into the car.  She thanked him and asked how long he had worked at Lowes.  He said, “no Ma’am, I don’t work here.”  Mom apologized for bothering him and the man said, “ma’am, I try to teach my children to offer kindnesses to others.  It makes me feel good to help someone and I believe it will make them feel good about themselves as well.”  He then said something amazing: “these are tough times, ma’am, but during tough times I see more and more people recognizing that everyone needs help sometimes, and I see more people offering help for free.”

Just a sweet story during challenging times.  It reminds me of the movie, Play It Forward.  Nice! 

Jeffrey M Johnston, President & CEO, www.BestHomePro.com