There has been alot of talk recently about people “Paying it Forward,” and I would ask…
Is paying for someone’s “Tall! Decaf! Cappuccino!” really being a good Samaritan?
Wouldn’t that $5 be better spent at a food bank? Or to that homeless shelter down the street?
Have we really became so consumerist that we feel that buying someone’s coffee (who obviously has spare funds if they are in line for gourmet coffee) is doing the world a favor? Do people really expect an award for holding the door for someone, stopping for people in a crosswalk, or letting someone out in traffic?
These are not Acts of Random Kindness, these are common courtesy!
You want to see something exceptional? Go on over to The Insomniac’s Dream and read her post on a Good Samaritan, then look at your $5 cappuccino and ask if it’s the same!
Who is.... 