I was just about to head to the library to study for my last final and right before I ran out the door, I happened to check my emails. I received a nice Facebook message from a friend. I have posted his story below exactly as I received it because it was a perfect example of a random act of kindness. It goes as follows:
"So after reading all your lovely examples and because I find your cause and motivation to be inspiring, I decided that I would share a story. Now this is not a straight example of a “pay it forward” situation, however it does coincide with the message and the whole concept of good deeds that beget good deeds. A certain exchange of positive energies that subsequently parallel much like the concept of Karma.
A few years back when I was at Dawson, I would constantly forget to pay my parking meter, which consequently leads to receiving parking tickets. I remember at one point I was actually averaging about 3 a month. I remember a few times when I would remember to pay the meter, I would be walking to the car, and I would see other parking meters on empty. One specific time, there was one spot with an empty meter and I saw the meter maid approaching from a distance. I decided to put in a quarter in this person’s meter because I sympathized with the unfavourable outcome of getting a ticket (at the time a quarter gave you a lot more time then it would today).
Remember now, at this time, paying for parking until 9p.m. was only on Thursday s and Fridays. So one Thursday, I had naturally forgot to pay my meter after 6p.m. Walking to my car to go home at around 8:45 I realised that I had forgotten to pay and thought that I’d undoubtedly get to my car and find a nice present on the windshield that would cost about $42. But to my surprise, the meter was full. I couldn't’t believe it. At the same time, the guy who was parked behind me came up to his car and told me I shouldn't’t forget to pay my meter. He was paying his, and saw I was on empty and decided to put some money in for me because HE saw the meter maid approaching. I didn’t know this guy at all, but he came through for me. After that, regardless if a car was next to mine, or on my way to my car, if I saw a meter that was empty, and I had an extra quarter, I would buy them more time. Because the one time I did it selflessly, it was done back to me, selflessly. Again, this isn’t heroic, and this guy didn’t do it for any type of gratification, just to help out."
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