Who Are You When Nobody Is Watching?
A few years ago, I was getting gas at a local convenience store. As I’m waiting for my tank to fill, a guy walks out of the store after paying, gets into his car, and starts to pull away. Suddenly, I see this young girl in a cashier’s apron dash out of the store towards the guy that’s pulling away. I seriously thought maybe he’d stolen something. She's sprinting after that car, and I mean like she’s trying out for the Olympic team. She catches up to the car and knocks on his window. He stops and rolls down his window. “You forgot your change,” she said. And she gives it to him. Just change. No bills. Then she walks back to the store. I was a little surprised by that. It stuck with me. In our modern world the fact she would have done that for less than a dollar in change is kind of remarkable. That's not enough for a coffee these days. She could have easily pocketed that loose cha...
