Recently, Kindness

I don't know what is causing a change in the people around me, or maybe I see everything differently, but everyone seems much kinder than usual in the past few days.

It all started at The Lumineers concert, which was awe-striking. The Lumineers were already my favorite artists, but seeing them in person was a different level of excellence that added to my admiration towards them tenfold. A young woman was behind me in line at a food stand at the concert. The line had taken a good 25 minutes to get through, and by the time my friend and I reached the counter, the people running it said they couldn't take ANY denomination of cash. I suppose I should have brought my card with me, but I didn't grab a purse, so I had nowhere to place it. The girl behind me jumped in without hesitation

and brought us our food and drinks.

On top of that, she refused to take any of my money. This person was so kind to us and made my entire month. I was tearing up, although I couldn't pinpoint the exact emotion that was rushing through my body at the time. I hope she knows how thankful I am for her kindness.

It's been two days since the concert, and since then I've noticed people continuing to be so lovely to me! Strangers are going out of their way to smile and say hello to me, which I usually try to do, but I feel like there've been many occasions where my greetings aren't returned with acknowledgment. I go to the gym almost every day and never really socialize with people, even if I know some. It's not because I want to be rude or ignore them; I like to enjoy my time at the gym as time to myself. Today, though, people from my school went out of their way to exclaim their hellos to me from across the parking lot. It was such a simple thing, but only a few seconds later, another person opened the door to the facility for me, and they had the brightest genuine smile on their face. Again, these are such simple things; day-to-day things. These aren't meant to be considered abnormal, but they shouldn't be overlooked and taken for granted. I don't know if I'm noticing things with a better eye or if everyone around me has been brighter lately and wanted to share their light, but either way, I'm grateful to everyone who does the simplest things to smile on others' faces.