[Jean Ralphio’s lines dubbed over images from Star Wars]: “You just missed the craziest of crazies. Clubs. Girls. Dancing. Naked. MOM?! Argument. Police. Fleeing the scene. Hiding in a dumpster. Coming here. Crashing on your couch for a week ‘cause, [singing] technically I’m homeless!“
No matter how many times I see this, it makes me laugh.Â
Actually, people are good by nature and you’re a fool if you think otherwise.
When you sneeze in public, strangers will say “bless you”, even though they don’t know you.
When you ask for directions on the street someone will show you the way, even though they have nothing to gain from it.
People squeeze their legs against the chair so you don’t have to hop over them on your way to your seat in the theatre, and make funny faces to make babies laugh, and purposefully step on leaves to hear them scrunch, and hold the door open for someone leaving behind them, and ask what floor you’re heading to when you enter the elevator, and send others photos of things that reminded them of them, and recommend each other songs, and ask if anyone else wants a coffee because they’re getting one, and make videos teaching how to sew a button, and wish on shooting stars, and share fun facts, and listen to others rant about things they don’t even understand, and let you cross the street first, and give a bit of their food to others, and laugh at jokes they don’t find funny to make you feel good, and listen to kids talk for hours about nonsense, and let you know your keys fell from your pocket, and they may be strangers, but with every little gesture they’re saying “I love you, I love you, I love you”.
God, I needed to read this today. Humanity is overwhelmingly full of hope and kindness and it’s very easy to forget that these days.
Running up to a stranger at a band competition because they dropped their blanket while crossing the road. Says I love you.
Waiting to check out. Holding a 24 pack of water. Gentleman let me skip ahead of him because he doesn’t want me to wait. His cart had a week’s worth of groceries. Says I love you.
Cashier paid for my drink because she saw I was wearing my marching band summer uniform (t-shirt and shorts). Said she missed the Saturday competitions that she attended when her kids were in band. Says I love you.
Walking to my car and I saw a couple on the other side of the street. The girl turned to tell me that she liked my pink shoes before laying her head on her partner’s shoulder. Says I love you.
Sitting in a circle at 11pm after band camp. Eating straight out of a gallon of ice cream with five others. Laughing. Letting another kid squeeze in and giving him a spoon. Says I love you.
Doing makeup for the one kid in theatre that doesn’t know how to use eyeliner. Even tho they need to be onstage in two seconds. Says I love you.
Section leader running to get my water during her break because it hurt for me to stand. She returning to the field late because of it. Says I love you.
Students in line at my job paying for each other’s projects. Slipping a few cents when the other is short on change. Putting a few cents in the spare change jar, in case the next person is $.02 short. Putting their scrap construction paper in the freebie box for someone else to use to make art with. Says I love you.
Holding open the door for the delivery person when they’ve got their hands full of pizza. Says I love you.
Professors putting out a snack bar for their students. Says I love you.
Tagging a friend in a meme. Says I love you.
Showing a stranger the deer across the road. Says I love you.
Telling the restaurant owner that someone left their lights on in the parking lot. Says I love you.
The cashier at the window who recognizes you and spouts your order off before you can even open your mouth. Says I love you.
Kid who tells you that your dress makes you look like a princess. Says I love you.
Cashier that gives you a second piece of food for free because they messed up the first one and can’t give it away. Says I love you.
Free little libraries. Says I love you.
People who win a prize and then shares it with the stranger next to them. Says I love you.
Holding the door open for someone walking in the rain. Says I love you.
Let you know that your shoelace is untied. Says I love you.
Putting a plastic bag over an open car window during a large rainstorm. Says I love you.
