Letter to the Editor: 'Pass it on'

My son and I left at the sound of the 2:05 bell on Friday and drove to FFC, Fast Food Central, for a bite to eat. We took turns talking to the speaker at to order our food and pulled around to pay our bill for $11.73 at the drive-thru.

The young cashier said something that I thought I misheard and I said, “What?”  He repeated it again, “the person in the car ahead of you paid for your food. You know, Pass It On.”

I looked ahead quickly so I could get out and rush up to this person to thank them profusely, and the person was quickly turning out of my eyesight. I immediately looked in my rearview mirror to pass the act of kindness on, but there was no one in line. I asked the young worker, how can I thank that person? He said, “I told her, God bless you,” and I could tell that he was as excited and touched by this act of kindness as I was.

I’ve heard of people doing anonymous acts of kindness, but when it happened to me, I feel inspired, energized, and my son and I are humbled to our core. I immediately called my sister to tell her about this beautiful act of kindness and hurried home to tell my daughter (who both were also awed by it).  

I hope this person reads this and realizes she has helped me look for ways to help others. Hopefully all of the people I tell and read this will want to do acts of kindness as well.    

Sherry Watkins

Centreville 

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