So that you can pass it on

Many years ago, when I was part of a girls group, we had a 'girls night out' at a hotel. The next morning when we were ready to leave, we found out that our van would not start. The engine needed to be jump-started.

A stranger noticed that we were having trouble so he came over and asked if we needed help. When we told him what had happened, he drove his car over and proceeded to help us jump-start our van. We thanked him and our group leader asked if there was anything we could do for him in return. He said that he would like us to remember how he helped us and help others in need, in the future.

"We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world."

- Howard Zinn

Lost and found

The door bell rang while I was in the kitchen so one of my roommates ran to get the door. Minutes later, she called me to the door as well. When I got there, a man with a dog asked me if any of us had lost an ID. I replied that we hadn't but if he would show me the ID, I could try and see if I knew the person.

So the man pulled out the ID, and it turned out to be mine. I was so shocked; I seriously thought my ID was still in my backpack. I told the man that the ID belonged to me and how thankful I was that he had found it! I asked him where he found my ID.

He explained that he found it while walking his dog. He recognized it as a student ID so he picked it up. He said I had dropped my ID on the drive way leading up to my apartment. Since the complex I lived in was primarily leased to students, he had gone door to door asking if anyone had lost an ID.