There are still people who do the right thing.

[mijan]

This morning, while I was walking to work, I saw one of the guys I know who works in the campus Paint Shop.  They're the folks who essentially do all the painting (walls, ceilings, etc.) around campus.  A great bunch of guys.

This guy was too far up ahead of me for me to wave hi, and he didn't see me, but we were both walking the same blocks in the direction of campus - me from my house, him from his car where he'd parked in my neighborhood. 

On the way, we pass by a Burger King.  I saw him cross the road towards the restaurant, figuring he was going to grab a morning coffee and breakfast there.  Only he wasn't.  He got to the sidewalk, reached down, and picked up what looked like a large rubber mat.  I watched him as he carried the mat across the parking lot and put it down in front of the entrance door to the Burger King. 

Apparently, the mat had blown away from the restaurant somehow, or had been moved by someone.  No idea why it was all the way across the parking lot and out on the sidewalk, but it obviously was out of place.  And this guy, who does not work at the Burger King, and who was hurrying on his way to work, just randomly grabbed it and put it back where it belonged.  He had no idea that anyone was watching him.  He didn't need to do it.  He just did it.

It's nice to know that some people simply do the right thing for the right reason.  It gave me a little bit of hope.

Comments

[artistflop.livejournal.com]

There's a poster on the wall of the music room of one of the schools where I teach a fair bit that says something to the effect of "Character is doing the right thing, even when nobody's watching." I'm sure the vast majority of the students who go in and out of that classroom every week don't even notice it, but it really resonates with me.

[hippiegal22.livejournal.com]

That's sweet!

[colloween.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing this glimmer of hope, i has it now, too. :)