I don't know why the guy in the truck ahead of me in the fast food line this morning did what he did. I was taken aback when the girl in the window told me the truck in front of mine paid for my breakfast. I strained to get a look in the window to see who this guy was. I finally caught a glimpse of him in his driver side mirror as he was taking his food from the person in the window ahead. I confirmed I did not know the person. I did not recognize his truck. I had to finally except the fact that he just bought me breakfast. Just because.
I could not stop thinking about this act on my drive to work. Maybe he does it all the time. Maybe something just came over him this morning that inspired him to buy a stranger breakfast. But for me, it could not have come at a better time. The more time I spent thinking about it, the more I decided I could not let this act go without some kind of reaction. I embraced what he did. I am going to take responsibility with what he told me this morning even if he was not speaking with specific directives.
This is what I heard. Hey buddy, we are here, me and you in this space and time. Let's share it, let's accept the fact we are in this together. Let's do our part to make today better and brighter at least for us. For just this moment let's connect even in the smallest way.
You see, this last year has made me bitter and disgruntled. At times I have been down right angry at a big portion of the country I live in and love. Unfortunatley I don't feel like I am an exception. We all need to take a step back and take a deep breath. I don't know what my stranger's views on the world are. I don't care. We connected at the most basic and most important level we have. We connected at a human level. For that small moment in time he recongnized me, which in turn forced me to recognize him in a positive way.
It forced me to let go of all the negativity I was carrying, if only for a little while. I am hoping I can use this day going forward for a long time to draw upon when I find myself letting the madness of the world influence how I treat and think of others.
If we all take a minute and make a decision to share our space and time with a stranger and connect at a human level the country and the world will be better off. If we can do it in numbers and with some consistentency the economies of scale will kick in and it will make all of our lives a little better.
So, in short, be someone's stranger. Buy them breakfast and change the world. :)
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