Giving

I'm in the library working on homework and a student next to me has never been in here before. Naturally, he ends up not having his student card which you must have to print out any documents. It only costs 10 cents a page. I had 80 cents remaining on my student card, so when he asked if he could print out his documents, I knew it would nearly wipe out my card. It really isn't a big deal to me so I didn't hesitate to say yes. He kindly loaded another dollar onto my card so I have $1.00 on it now, 20 cents more from when he borrowed it.

I was going to load the card tomorrow, so I would have enough to finish printing all my papers for the last two weeks of school. Even though it is the tiniest amount of money, I just thought it was interesting how I ended up with more by giving to someone who needed it. I didn't expect him to load the card, but it was definitely a nice gesture as he clearly appreciated the help from a stranger. These are the moments in life that I live for. He didn't have to reload my card, but he did which shows sincere gratitude on his part. By not expecting it, it made it that much more meaningful to me. With all the evil things that are happening in this world, the smallest act of kindness can be the reason you change your attitude that day.