Three brief encounters while in the city this morning.
1 Walking along the pavement and a dad with a toddler on his shoulders coming off the pedestrian crossing. I stopped and smiled and gave way – except he stopped and smiled and gave way and gestured with a sweep of his hand and said, "No please – you go first." I tried again but was interrupted by the toddler making a sweeping gesture with his hand – so we smiled, and went our ways. Sometimes there's no mystery in why we feel happy.
2 Walking through M&S looking for Sheila. Radar tells me there's an incoming pedestrian to my right. Sure enough, a silver haired lady with a tweed suit was marching like a marine making for customer service. No need to offer to give way – she assumed no one would dare cross her path. She was right. I smiled – there's no mystery in why we sometimes feel happy.
3 At Pret a Manger to buy a takeaway sandwich and had my card hovering over the contactless unit. "That's OK sir, your sandwich is free today," from behind the counter. "Why?", I asked. "Someone already paid for it." I've no idea who, why or when – but it's the first time I've had someone pay forward for me. I smiled – there's no mystery in why we sometimes feel happy.
By the way – the flower above is also smiling!
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