Unreciprocated Generosity

"Be nice to people ... maybe it'll be unappreciated,

unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love 

anyway.  We rise by lifting others."

Germany Kent

Three very quaint women went out to lunch to celebrate a friendship stringing across numerous years.  It was a festive occasion including wine, luscious salads, and to die for desserts.  The only distraction of the meal was the waitress.

The waitress did not present well.  She seemed fatigued and humorless.  Attempts  to engage her with humor were ignored.  She was inattentive, lacking in prompt service, and basically not present by any means. She cast a definite shadow upon the beaming friends.

When the three women left the table, one had not left a tip at all reflecting the poor service; the second left a very small tip acknowledging a job done, but poorly; and the third left a huge tip, catching the attention of the other two.  When questioned about her generosity, she explained the waitress was obviously having a terrible time and truly needed an uplifting surprise.  The other two ladies promptly returned to the table to shed more monetary blessings.  None of them knew of the outcome of their gestures, but they sure felt happy about spreading love even when unreciprocated.