The other day a couple of older men asked if they could “borrow my muscles” after watching me fill four 5 gallon water bottles.
They were sitting outside the local Safeway, mostly likely there to spread a religious or political message, while I lugged the bottles back and forth to my van. Once I was finished, one of them spoke up asking if he could “borrow my muscles” to which I laughed and told him “They probably won’t do you much good.” I’m a talker by nature, and I enjoy conversations with the older generation, so we had a brief conversation.
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I realized this is something I like about myself, that I will stop and talk to random people throughout my day. Many times it starts with me thanking a Veteran for their service, and they share a bit about their experience. Sometimes it’s a mother of young children, I can see how tired and overwhelmed she is, and I offer up “You are doing a great job” because I know that the times strangers said it to me, it was always perfectly timed.
I could tell you that I do it for others, that it’s my random act of kindness to take a few minutes out of my day to listen to a stranger. I’ll be perfectly honest and tell you that I do it selfishly. I do it because it feels good. That brief encounter where I learn something new about a total stranger, it’s a powerful moment. It fills me up with a crazy energy that can power me through my day, sometimes longer. It’s like they just served me up 20 cups of coffee and I’m off to the races!
