Too often
the news is only of war, murder, violence, scandal or dysfunction to name just
a few plagues
That with
increasing frequency and misery seek to knock humanity off its fragile legs
If not
humanity becoming inhumane, it’s Mother Nature with disaster adding up its
score
So when news
of a note of kindness comes out of a New York Wal-Mart store
It should
make all our spirits tingle in joy and quickly soar
When a human
being sees a problem and chooses not to ignore
An elderly
man took his items and placed them on the checkout belt
And into his
pockets for his money he deeply and slowly then felt
New cashier
Jenny Karpen looked at the money handed and realized it was a bit short
The shopper
must have realized and started to as to some goods the purchase abort
Being older and
hungry in a land becoming more and more obese
Is like
falling through the an ever widening inhumanity crease
In seconds
without time to ponder or on the right thing to do brood
Jenny Karpen
reached into her own pockets and handed the man $40 to pay for his food
Wal-Mart
does not pay much more than minimum wage for new cashiers
I am sure
that Ms. Karpen is not immune or secure from our common economic fears
Amazing
thing about giving is that other bystanders it quickly infects
So to here
as the next person in line tried to Ms. Karpen’s $40 loss check
That was
money she could not take so she temporarily is 40 bucks out
But when you
give what comes back to you in good fortune magnified is without doubt
Good for you
Ms. Karpen you deserve a lot of viral praise
And to Jamie
Cobb, her manager, “Acts like this merit her a raise.”
©
December 11, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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