Call me cynical but his last wish is to leave a big tip with other people’s money?
Aaron was a class act.
The actions of his family explain why.
Bet he wasn’t a democrat.
I'm sorry, but this isn't about the random act of kindness, it's about getting the publicity for it. If they just wanted to fulfill the dying wish, did they need the camera? Did they need the media? Did they need to publicly present the tip? No. They could have just slipped the tip in with the paid bill and left. But no, because this is more about them, than it is about her or what their dead relative wanted.
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." --Matthew 6:1-4
If they had done this quietly, it might have been a nice gesture. But they did it publicly, announced it to the news people, and made a video of it.
And, incidentally, this waitress had better declare her tip to the IRS and pay income taxes on it, because the IRS knows all about it now, too.
Sorry, I think I remember Jesus saying something about doing good deeds quietly.
If they went there and the waitress was terrible, would have have wondered...”is today the right day?”