Desiree and I followed an older man into Home Depot while making our shopping rounds in town. The man displayed a decidedly crooked gait and obviously struggled a little to walk. Upon reaching the first row of shopping carts, he pulled one free and pushed it in my direction. “Here you go. Have a cart.”
Weirdly enough, as we were walking
across the parking lot to reach the store’s entrance, I had said to Desiree,
“I’m not going to grab a cart. We’re only getting a couple of items.” With that
in mind, I said, “No, thanks,” to the man.
“Take it,” the man insisted. “It’s
easier shopping with a cart.”
I paused for a second and thought, How
can I refuse a random act of generosity? “Okay. I’ll take the cart. Thank
you.”
As we worked our way deeper into the
store, our “couple” of items multiplied into a half-dozen things at the bottom
of our cart. “You know,” I said to Desiree as we headed to purchase everything,
“that was a pretty smart guy we met on our way in. It is easier shopping with a
cart, and you can buy more.”
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