Keep the Change

For some strange reason the other day I was thinking about Wesley (only god knows why), and during my train of thought I remember this one time when we bought a pack of gum and he gave the lady five dollars and told her to keep the change and she looked at him like he was crazy.

Well, after that memory I started thinking about how "keep the change" is rarely, if not never, used anymore. Seriously, when was the last time you told someone to keep the change? Or even heard someone say it? That day with Wesley was the first time I remember ever hearing anyone say that. And the woman's reaction made it all too obvious that she wasn't used to such out of place kindness within an environment bulit all around saving money, not giving it away for no real reason.

Overall though, it's a nice suggestion that implys more then just "I have money too burn". It's a simple act that people think nothing of, and the fact that there are still some people willing to say "keep the change" means that America hasn't been doomed just yet. There's still a glisten of hope for the kindness, and it's nice to know some people are working to reserve, and possibly restore that. So next time you buy a pack of gum, give a little extra, and just tell them to keep the change, maybe more people will catch on. I did.