Saturday, September 27, 2008

It's two bucks, but worth so much more

I went to Steve-o-Reno's Cafe this morning before heading down to the Halifax market, and while I was drinking my decaf americano and eating my little egg-muffin, I watched one of the cashiers/baristas. This woman was eccentric, a hipster, I guess (which is a term I learned of recently) with OLD-school glasses, tight black jeans, random hair, and a pair of 80's black leather boots. She eminated the essence of 'cool' and yet somehow compassion at the same time. When I finished my breakfast, I went up to this woman, and asked her for a favour: "Could you take this money and buy someone a coffee sometime? Someone who needs it, who deserves a treat?" She said, "Really? Yeah, sure, I'll totally do that! Wow, yeah. Thanks." I walked out of the cafe thinking how neat it is to give someone the opportunity to give to someone else. A pesimistic mind would begin to wonder if that woman would just pocket the money, but I honestly believe she'll use it as requested when the time is right. And even if she doesn't pass it along, it doesn't really matter.