The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day as I began my grocery shopping. 45minutes later, my little guy was whining and I was standing checking out, tired, and as I paid the bill, I watched a kind gentleman bag my items.
His name is Sam and he was carefully bagging all of my groceries, making sure the eggs and bread were protected from the heavy canned goods and the cleaning supplies were kept separate from my fruit. Sam is a hard worker with special needs. He is a familiar face at the grocery, bagging groceries for people, bringing carts back into the store or waiting to give someone a hand in the parking lot.
We walked out, side by side, and as I opened the door, Sam began to load my heavy bags one by one into my car, his button, ‘No Tips, Please’ shining in the sunlight. I loaded my son into his car seat, buckled him in and went back to give a hand with the final bags.
As he closed the back door of my car, I got into the drivers seat and looked back to thank Sam for his help today.
“You’re welcome, ma’am”“I hope you have a good day” I waved to him as I backed out.
“Oh, I sure will!” he responded with a huge smile as he waved back at me and turned to go into the store.
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It wasn’t the standard response, ‘thank you’ or ‘yes ma’am’ or ‘i hope so.’ Rather, it was, “I SURE WILL!”, said with conviction, from a man who believed his good day was his choice and one he’d already clearly chosen.
This moment, Sam’s response, has stuck with me all day. What a fantastic outlook on life and what a remarkable way to live.
Thank you, Sam, for your help today. You did far more than load up my groceries today- you illustrated a wonderful lesson. I am glad I chose to listen.
~K
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