Years later one om my female grad students came to me crying because she was pregnant and she wanted my advice. We talked for hours and I was able to calm her down, and I helped her to realize that everything would be ok. The next day I gave her some gifts for her baby, telling her to repay me by helping some pregnant girl out when she was older. I have passed the gift on, I have repaid my debt. I can not tell you how much joy that gift to her gave me. It gives me great happiness every time I can repay that gift. I have no doubt that one day my grad student will repay me by helping some young pregnant girl. Hopefully the gift will be passed on for generations bringing joy too many. It all started with just one act of kindness that I shall never forget.
Opps om = of. My eyes were sweating.
The closest thing to it I think I ever experienced was at the drive through at Taco Bell in Hobbs, NM. After working from 4 am to 11pm, I needed something to eat. It was a really awful day on the railroad... and when I pulled up to the window the guy that I had waved into the lot ahead of me had paid for my one meal of the day. I would have passed it on to the person behind me, but there was nobody else... so I have done that at Dunkin Donut drive throughs when people are hetting their morning coffee.