This last Friday, Tess and I decided to ring in the weekend by going out to one of our favorite treats after school. When we arrived at the store--which has been newly remodeled--we found ourselves surrounded by confectionary goodness, eye-popping hues, and all the smells that belong to a proper sweets establishment. Tess fangirlishly commented that we were practically in a real-world version of Honeyduke's. I agreed.
After we'd finished our jaunt about the store, one of the employees called out to us "Hey! I know you girls--you were those wonderful youth leaders at Girls' Camp I never got to know. You girls are amazing!" Tess and I were flattered, to say the least. We stood and reminisced with her about camp for a bit, and then she helped us select our "poison" for the day. Once Tess and I settled on our flavors, I noticed a box of said sweets on the counter with different flavors. Curious, I asked about what they were, and after explaining, the lady asked "Do you want one?" Tess and I assumed she meant instead of the flavors we'd picked. The lady then said, "You can have one free. In fact, because you both are such good examples, you can have all of them for free. They're day-olds anyway."
There were seven of them. FOR FREE. What is this? Tess and I could hardly believe it. To make this lady even more fantastic, she offered to bring us waters after we'd sat down to enjoy our treat (By the way, I keep the treat and the name of the establishment a secret because then everyone would go expecting a free something-or-other).
My point in telling you is this: no matter where you are, what you're doing, or who is around you, always be true to your standards. You never know who is watching. You never know who might be counting on you. Though you may not be physically or publicly rewarded like Tess and I were, God and karma will treat you well.
That I promise.
