Lottery Tickets & Kindness

 Lottery Tickets & Kindness

So scratch-off lottery tickets have been something that I'll get every now and again. I am always expecting to hit it big, but here I am still going to work and still making payments on my used car. That's not to say that I haven't won a little something every now and again, including $500 one time!! 

Having no guarantee of what you will get in return, you put down a little bit of cash to get a ticket. Personally, I keep the faith that I would at least get my money back--but again no guarantee. This holds true no matter how much you "invest". And therein lays the gamble--you may get something back, or you might not. You may get a huge return on investment or bupkiss. But still, we put money in with the idea that we will get something back. 

Kindness parallels this model of uncertainty. 

I choose to be kind. I choose to invest my kindness in strangers and friends alike, without any guarantee on possible returns. I choose to be kind and give of myself not in the hopes that I may reap any kind of benefits, but that my kindness may inspire others to give more of themselves, and so on and so forth. It's as simple as a smile or holding the door for someone. One of the things I enjoy the most is paying for someone's coffee or meal at a drive thru and then watching for their reaction in the rear view. Most times, it's surprise and appreciation--others it looks like a ho hum, I got a free meal. Again, no guarantee that the kindness is returned or even appreciated--but I invested in someone else. I planted that seed of kindness, and now it's time to see if it blossoms or shrivels. 

So keep investing, keep scratching, and some day--you'll hit it big.