So I was at work today (I’m a sales kid for Zumiez) and a couple walked in. I greeted them and we sparked up a
conversation about the husbands shoes. He was wearing a pair of Nike Free Runs, which are shoes that are amazing for running, because they are so flexible, breathable and light. They are basically the bee’s knees of running shoes. Well, I think so. I’ve been running lately and I told them that I was thinking in investing in buying a pair for myself and that my uncle really likes his, but I was still on the fence about whether or not I should get them. The couple insisted that they were a great buy and that I should defiantly make the investment. When the couple left I made sure to say buy and they said good luck with my shoes, and I told them that I was going to go ahead and buy them. About an hour later I went to take a 10 min break to eat and sit down when my new manager comes in and tells me that there is someone looking for me. I was so confused and he repeated that someone was looking for me and that I was miss popular. I went out to see who it was with a face full of food and my sandwich in hand when I saw the wife with a bag from Shoe Palace and in it a box of shoes. She smiled as she handed me the bag and said “You seem like a nice person.” I was in shock. I couldn’t talk. I couldn’t move. Her husband stood behind her and waved with a smile and they quickly walked away. All I could do was watch as they left. I couldn’t process what had just happened. I opened the box and there I found my eyes laying on a pair of black, pink, and white Nike Free Runs. Size 6, my size! I couldn’t rap my head around it. A couple that I didn’t know, complete strangers went out of their way to go and pick out a pair of shoes and buy them for me and they didn’t even know my name, I didn’t even know their names! I was so stricken by there random act of kindness that I wanted to cry, and I began to realize that I never even had the chance to say thank you. Hopefully they saw my thankfulness and shock from my very stupefied facial expression, my jaw literally dropped. I feel like this is a sign for me to really and truly give myself to running and be as committed as I really want to. Mostly though it showed me that there really is kind, friendly, loving people in the world and I really want give back to the community in a positive way or make someone’s day like that couple made mine. This is something I’m going to remember for the rest of my life and it might not seem so important but I was so impressed with them that I want someone to remember me like that. I want someone to think of me as a person that made his or her day. I want to make a difference in someone else’s life. I have truly been inspired. These are the shoes that an amazingly kind couple gave me, and every time I wear them I will think of them and the kindness they showed me, and how I can be the person that makes a difference for someone else.
Two corn tortillas, graded cheddar cheese, and four slices of ham. Don’t judge I was hungry..(:
Today is my Monday, and this is my “look at me and I’ll punch you up a tree” outfit. Happy ‘Monday’!
