Community Sweets

I had taken a "vacation" day to run some errands including a series of doctor appointments - nothing unusual, just the routine check-ups. I had some time to kill and I remembered about a news story about a near-by fire station having to close it's doors due to budget cuts. I also remembered reading that some stations have to buy their own groceries, especially when they have to pull all-nighters and tough shifts. I mean, they have a pretty tough job as it is. I stopped at the grocery store and picked up a bucket of cookies. I would have made them but mine are never as pretty and I didn't know if the firefighters had any allergies like peanuts or what their policy was for taken food from strangers - never know these days. I stopped in and explained about paying it forward and random acts of kindness. I said, "Here's a token of our [the community] appreciation for all you do." They were surprised that someone took time to think about them. I thought, a little something goes a long way and if more people took a little time to do something nice for someone other than themselves, this world would be a whole lot better.

'For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.'