we walked into a restaurant (I know, we do that far too often) just ahead of an ‘upper-middle-aged woman’ and one appearing to be a generation older who was leaning on her friend for support. They were both ‘dressed to the nines,’ to use an old cliché – fur coats, large glitzy broaches, sparkly dangling earrings, hose and heels (and I am assuming there were equally dazzling outfits beneath the coats!). The older woman’s hair was teased and bleached in a style befitting her age while the younger one’s was in hair-sprayed looping curls just a shade less ‘done’ than her friend's.
When we got to the restaurant door, Terry held the door for me to walk in ahead of him. He waited holding the door for the following ladies while I walked to the next door (of the airlock entrance) and held it for them as well. This was not something that took any thought on either Terry’s or my part. It’s just a natural, second-nature thing to do. The younger of the women said, “Why, thank you so much!! That is so amazingly kind of you both to do for us! Really, you must go on ahead of us . . . ”
I was somewhat stunned! Really?!! Is this such an uncommon thing? It was no big deal! I said, “No, please, we’re in no hurry . . .” and she gushed at our kindness. I know that kindness is not this uncommon, but one never knows when you will be conveying it to someone who is unaccustomed to it!! By the way . . . the restaurant was . . . Wendy’s!!!
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