This happened today. At a Starbucks drive thru, the cashier asked me if I would like to purchase the order for the person behind me as a random act of kindness. I said "What?" and quickly added "No," which I'm sure was much more emphatic than the cashier expected.
What I wanted to say is "A random act of kindness is not random if someone asks you to do it!" It kind of needs to be my idea and my want. Not a suggestion of someone else.
This isn't the first time a drive thru has asked me to purchase someone else's food. The first time I was caught so off guard that I bought $18 worth of food for the person behind me even though my own order was a $1 iced tea. It was then I realized the only person winning is McDonalds. They get their money no matter who buys it. Not random or kind.
I'm not criticizing those that participate in random acts of kindness. I've been on the receiving end and it's a sweet gesture and thought. But, that is my whole point. Someone thought it and acted on it. McDonalds, Starbucks or Smith and Wollensky didn't suggest it!
Please share your genuine acts of random kindness - either as a provider or a receiver. I will blog about them in a future post!
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