Paying it forward
On 3 January, at approximately 2.50pm at the Mt Evelyn IGA supermarket my wife and I were shopping for a couple of grocery items and were directed to pay at the eight items or less counter.
In front of us was a gentleman who paid for his items and then handed the cashier some money and he went on his way.
We went to pay for our items and were told to our complete surprise they had been paid for already by the gentleman’s generous donation.
We would like to say a huge thank you for his kindness and will do our best to pass this on to another person at a checkout.
This was a lovely experience showing one man’s generosity to another when we so often hear negative news.
B & G Woolley
An act of selflessness
As it happened to be New Year’s Eve on Sunday, I took my wife out and dropped her at the shops. The object to get bargains at the end of year sales.
That started the chain of events. I toddled off to Bunnings. Several heavy garden items were required. These paid for, I returned and loaded them into the boot. Closing the boot, I took two steps and realised the keys were not in my pocket. They dropped in the boot along with my phone. The loud groan and anguish on my face alerted the owners of the next two cars to my problem. Both sympathised with my predicament. One offered a lift home. The other, whose name is Peter, offered his phone to call my wife. Eventually telling her of the situation, her dismay quite evident, I prepared to accept the first offer of a lift. The car had gone. I pondered the 10 km walk home for spare keys. Peter, however, had other ideas. Peter drove me home. We talked of family and work as we drove. He is a care worker and has family near mine in different country towns.
Thanking Peter as we arrived at my home, two things surprised me. He didn’t want a gift and he told me to get inside quickly.
Then he said ‘Hurry, get the keys, I’m taking you back’. As Peter dropped me back at Bunnings his final words were ‘be a good person’ and ‘do something for someone else’.
Amidst the doom and gloom there are good people, pay it forward and enjoy 2024.
David
