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Post by workerbee on Mar 1, 2020 10:25:16 GMT -5
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Dear Amy: My husband and I went to a diner. When we asked for the check, we were told that a family that had just left had paid for our dinner.
We both asked, "Why?"
The waitress said, "I don't know. They just did."
I asked if they were frequent customers, and the waitress said no.
We asked for the name on their credit card so we could thank them and were told that they paid cash.
We can't understand it. Do you have any idea why someone would do this?
-- Wondering Diners
Dear Wondering: The motivation behind this is simple: There are some kind and generous people in this world who enjoy performing anonymous acts of kindness. You and your husband might have reminded them of their folks, or other loved ones in their own lives.
Maybe they just received a little windfall and wanted to celebrate by being generous. Or maybe some anonymous person had recently picked up their check, and they wanted to "pay it forward."
I hope this gesture makes you smile. (It makes me smile.) I also hope that you are able to accept this generosity with an open mind and heart. You could pay this forward by performing an anonymous act of kindness toward someone else.
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Dear Amy
Mar 5, 2020 22:28:14 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2020 22:28:14 GMT -5
I saw that in the paper. I don’t understand why the letter-writer is so confused...it’s like no one has ever done anything nice for her before! Have they never heard of “paying it forward??”
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Post by mrsmlh on Mar 6, 2020 8:28:31 GMT -5
I saw that in the paper. I don’t understand why the letter-writer is so confused...it’s like no one has ever done anything nice for her before! Have they never heard of “paying it forward??” My thoughts exactly
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Post by cowboyz on Mar 6, 2020 9:37:34 GMT -5
I saw that in the paper. I don’t understand why the letter-writer is so confused...it’s like no one has ever done anything nice for her before! Have they never heard of “paying it forward??” Maybe not, clearly not often enough. I'm glad this happened to her, maybe it's a needed eye opener. Not all is bad in the world.
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