I look at life as an RPG. Well, no, not really, but if I honestly did I consider myself to be a good character and go for all those Paragon/Light Side/Good points.

It makes me feel good when I do something to benefit someone else, even if there is no reward, or even if they don't notice. However, I have been noticing a crazy trend lately when I perform these random acts of kindness.

The other day I was in a Micky D's and there was a lady ahead of me in line asking for an ice cream or something. She had exact change, she'd obviously gotten the same item before multiple times. However, this time she got something extra that she didn't know cost something and it ended up being fifty cents more than what she had thought. She had a ten she didn't want to break, and I had a couple of quarters in my pocket so I offered them to her. She asked if I was sure numerous times, and I insisted. She thanked me afterwards and pulled up her purse and said, "You know what, here you go." She pulled out a card in a hard plastic sleeve and gave it to me saying, "I have two anyway." It was a Peyton Manning football card apparently purchased at one of his game in a soft plastic and a hard plastic sleeve. It looked to be in a good condition and she told me it would probably sell good on Ebay. Today, a man came into my gas station while I was working and bought a pack of cigarellos. The total came up to $5.23, and he rummaged for change. He had a five, and asked me if I had a quarter. I thought for a moment after thinking and said, 'Yeah, sure, I got one." and pulled it out. He set the five on the table and said, "Hey man, thanks." As he pulled out a ten and set it down as well. I asked what the ten was for and he said, "It's yours, man." As he was walking out I insisted that he take it, but he would not take no for an answer.

I didn't know what to say, but I had essentially traded three quarters for a (maybe?) valuable football card and ten dollars.

Sometimes, kindness is its own reward.