During lunchtime on Friday I sat in the food court debating what I wanted to eat. I never made a decision so my lunch period came and left without me eating. An hour or so later, I was looking through my purse and realized I didn't have my wallet. I assumed I left it at home. I didn't dare want to think or believe that someone at work stole it. Besides, most of the people I work with are retirees and white and they probably have more money than I do. Our job is probably "spending money" for many of them.
By the time I got home I was exhausted and ready to wind down so the lost wallet never entered my mind for the duration of the evening. But on Saturday morning, I woke up with the wallet on my mind. I immediately went downstairs to see if I could find it. It wasn't around. Then I went out to my husband's truck, which I've been driving to work , to see if it had fallen on the floor or something. It wasn't there.
So then I thought about the last place I remembered having my wallet and it was on Thursday at Kroger. I called their customer service and,sure enough, the wallet was there. Someone had turned it in. So after working out at the gym, I swung by the grocery store and picked it up. And guess what? NOTHING HAD BEEN TAKEN. I had about $47, all of my credit cards, my social security card and some other momentos and it was all there. At that point I couldn't hold back the tears because I was just thinking about the honesty and kindness of a perfect stranger. Even if they had taken the money and left everything else, I would not have been upset. Money can be replaced. Credit cards and social security cards can too although that can be somewhat of a hassle. I asked the customer service person if they had gotten the name of the person who turned it in but they did not.
What I experienced today is the best of my community. People looking out for one another whether they actually know each other or not. What I experienced reminds me of something I say all the time: "We are blessed to be a blessing." Someone blessed me today because of what's in their heart. .
Despite the negativity and hatred that Donald Trump and his so-called base want to spread, I know there is still decency among us. The good thing is we can choose to surround ourselves with positivity or be sucked in by the naysayers.
"Every time you do a good deed you shine your light a little futher in the dark."
By the way, April 15 is Good Deeds Day
