kindness = overrated?
Today's just one of those days that I thought would be an ordinary one. Like always, right?
As it turns out, not really. Here I was, studying for my Portuguese exam tomorrow (#!?&%!, of course) until my stomach decided that hey, it's hungry and needed to be fed immediately. So obviously, I gotta do what I gotta do and the housemate and I went downstairs to do a little food shopping. WE'RE OBVIOUSLY COOL PEOPLE, FACT.
We went back home with ingredients for a great chili con carne (that she's gonna make, not me, I get to eat only, baby! hahaha) when we realized that we had forgotten to buy onions, which is only like, hello, the most crucial ingredient! I volunteered to go to the Arab shop down the street (it always comes in handy because it's always open when you need it most and all other shops are closed) and as I made my way down there, I saw the shop owner (who's a little old and just adorable because he always says, "Assalamu'alaikum" whenever I enter the shop, hee!) trying to re-arrange his displays of fruits and vegetables when, lo and behold, his basket of tomatoes fell to the ground.
I rushed towards him and helped him to put everything into place. Which is only a normal thing to do, no? Apparently not.
Look, I'm aware that at this point in time, in this civilisation, people have just become so... self-absorbed, everything is about ME ME ME and never the others. Which is fine. We all have our moments of selfishness, we only want what's best for ourselves, we're in this for US, not for other people. We can't all become Mother Teresa.
But really, have we become so jaded to the point that even that tiny, insignificant act of kindness is such a HARD and UNBELIEVABLE thing to do? Gosh, it's insane how people are so full of themselves and it just makes me want to reach their necks and strangle them like chickens.
You know what he said as I paid my onions?
"I thank you for your kindness."
He actually said that and for a while there, I couldn't even say, "Oh, you're welcome."
I just stood there and smiled. I was so touched. I know it's supposed to be a normal thing, but damn, he made my day. It's a simple sentence but it hit me at my very core.
He must not be quite used to it, and hey, I hardly blame him. We fuckin' live in such a selfish city filled with arrogant and self-absorbed people. No wonder he was surprised to see me actually getting to my knees and pick up the tomatoes.
One last word of wisdom:
KINDNESS DOES NOT EQUAL WEAKNESS, FUCKERS.
As it turns out, not really. Here I was, studying for my Portuguese exam tomorrow (#!?&%!, of course) until my stomach decided that hey, it's hungry and needed to be fed immediately. So obviously, I gotta do what I gotta do and the housemate and I went downstairs to do a little food shopping. WE'RE OBVIOUSLY COOL PEOPLE, FACT.
We went back home with ingredients for a great chili con carne (that she's gonna make, not me, I get to eat only, baby! hahaha) when we realized that we had forgotten to buy onions, which is only like, hello, the most crucial ingredient! I volunteered to go to the Arab shop down the street (it always comes in handy because it's always open when you need it most and all other shops are closed) and as I made my way down there, I saw the shop owner (who's a little old and just adorable because he always says, "Assalamu'alaikum" whenever I enter the shop, hee!) trying to re-arrange his displays of fruits and vegetables when, lo and behold, his basket of tomatoes fell to the ground.
I rushed towards him and helped him to put everything into place. Which is only a normal thing to do, no? Apparently not.
Look, I'm aware that at this point in time, in this civilisation, people have just become so... self-absorbed, everything is about ME ME ME and never the others. Which is fine. We all have our moments of selfishness, we only want what's best for ourselves, we're in this for US, not for other people. We can't all become Mother Teresa.
But really, have we become so jaded to the point that even that tiny, insignificant act of kindness is such a HARD and UNBELIEVABLE thing to do? Gosh, it's insane how people are so full of themselves and it just makes me want to reach their necks and strangle them like chickens.
You know what he said as I paid my onions?
"I thank you for your kindness."
He actually said that and for a while there, I couldn't even say, "Oh, you're welcome."
I just stood there and smiled. I was so touched. I know it's supposed to be a normal thing, but damn, he made my day. It's a simple sentence but it hit me at my very core.
He must not be quite used to it, and hey, I hardly blame him. We fuckin' live in such a selfish city filled with arrogant and self-absorbed people. No wonder he was surprised to see me actually getting to my knees and pick up the tomatoes.
One last word of wisdom:
KINDNESS DOES NOT EQUAL WEAKNESS, FUCKERS.
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