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Bryant's avatar

I share your sentiment. There are a variety of reasons why he could have been enjoying a tira misu cake. Perhaps he hadn't done laundry in a while, was wearing what he was comfortable in, his new card had some sort of technical error the bank had to fix, and he was craving tira misu cake. Perhaps eating tira misu cake was a tradition he used to share with someone and gets it on that day and only had time at that specific time.

Whatever the reason, we (me included) need to be reminded that everyone has their own reasons for doing things and we don't always (rather, we rarely) see the full picture and make our own picture based on what we see.

Good on you for helping out. I remember doing this once when I was behind some students in a university cafeteria who couldn't afford to get in and I paid for their entrance.

Grand, heroic acts are all well and good, but small gestures of kindness done by people all over the world help keep it a good place too.

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Jeannie Prinsen's avatar

I love how you put this, Bryant. It's true. My favourite quote is from Lord of the Rings (Fellowship of the Ring): "Yet such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere."

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Bryant's avatar

My pinned tweet on Twxtter is a variation on this. I've heard this theme in other movies as well.

In The Core, there's a guy who has a wife and 2 daughters. They ask him about saving the world and he says, "Saving 6 billion people, that's too hard. I just hope I'm smart enough to save 3."

In Paycheck the main character is asked to save the world. He responds: "I don't think I'm your guy. But would you settle for someone who wants to help you change it?"

There's also a quote I read somewhere about cannons and lighthouses, but you get the gist. Small acts of kindness made by many people can really make the world turn.

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Bryant's avatar

Though all the stories I've read/watched, its moments like these that are among my favourite.

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Jeannie Prinsen's avatar

Yes, mine too. Our culture disdains small and hidden things, but our lives really do depend on them!

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Susan Streight's avatar

Wonderful story Jeannie. Here’s to tiramisu cake when we need it !👏

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Jeannie Prinsen's avatar

Exactly!

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Amy Colleen's avatar

I love you, Jeannie.

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Jeannie Prinsen's avatar

Aw, right back at you, Amy! Thanks for reading.

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Marlene Toews Janzen's avatar

Beautiful. Your generosity and compassion moved me. I will look for more opportunities to help others. Thanjs.

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Jeannie Prinsen's avatar

Thanks so much, Marlene.

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Tim Fall's avatar

“You don’t need to earn the right to enjoy things.”

I should needlepoint that and hang it on my wall.

Tim

P.S. I put my own philosophy of treats into the dialog in my latest manuscript: “Life is uncertain, so eat dessert first.” Words to live by.

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Jeannie Prinsen's avatar

I support that philosophy 100 percent!

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Sandra K. Stein's avatar

P.S. Visiting from #10

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Sandra K. Stein's avatar

I hate that I was forced to subscribe in order to be able to leave you a comment, but I loved your post and wanted to tell you that, so I did.

Beautifully written.

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Jeannie Prinsen's avatar

Thanks Sandra; I appreciate that. But I don't think subscribing is a requirement; you can just click no thanks and still keep reading

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