Pay it forward!

Recently, a man and his daughter were shopping at our local Wal-Mart. He sought to purchase $179 worth of groceries, but his credit card was denied. The man kept taking things out of his basket and asking the cashier to take those items off his bill. He was sure that his card would be good, if he just took a few more things off the bill. This went on until he got down to about $150, but the credit card kept being denied. Finally, the next customer in line stepped forward and said he would pay for the other man's groceries...a man he had never met, but he could not stand to see the man's humiliation and embarassment. The purchaser told me that he had had a good week in his jewelry business, but that in this economy, one never knows what next week will bring. I witnessed this whole thing, and wanted you to know about it.