The Axiomatic Musings of a Teen who payed it forward.

I love making people happy.
It's something I've loved doing since I was a little kid. I mean, why wouldn't I? I love when random strangers say/do things to make me happy.

At a grade campout/week-long fieldtrip in 6th grade, I slept in a dorm thing with a bunch of my girl classmates. Every morning, I'd be waken up by a teacher, then I'd walk around to all of the other rooms, knock, and when someone answered, I'd say good morning to everyone in the room very cheerily, then on to the next room, etc. I wasn't even friends with most of the girls, but there was always at least one girl in the room who appreciated it, and that made it worthwhile.

So today, I was at the mall. I was walking around and sneezed. A random guy walking near me said, "Bless you." I thanked him and felt appreciated. Then I went to the bathroom, and while I was drying my hands, the girl at the next hand-dryer had very pretty teal sandals. I told her I liked them, and she smiled and seemed like she felt appreciated. Then, when I got back to the hotel, my Swedish Fish (one of my all-time fave candies) got stuck in the vending machine. A hotel worker was walking by, so I told him and he shook the machine for me (risking injury...2,500 people die a year from vending machine accidents. no, seriously.) and got my fishies. Then as i left the lobby, a man held the door for me. It felt so very nice to be treated kindly by random strangers. I knew though, that I would be staying in my room the rest of the evening, so I couldn't pay it forward anymore.
So, I made a sign. It's on lined paper, and all it says is, "Hi! I hope you're having a wonderful day! :)" and stuck it on the window in my bedroom that leads to a sort of walkway, so as people walk by they'll read it.
Then, I went to mylifeisaverage.com (love that site, btw) and heard all about this new "text 'i love you' to a random number" craze. I think it's really cute, so I texted a random number saying that i hoped they have an awesome day (I love you is a bit creepy, and i'm very serious about only saying that when I mean it). I hope it makes someone smile. Maybe it's someone who is recently single like me, and they could use any support they get. Maybe it's someone who just got the job of their dreams even in this economy, maybe it's someone who just got home from Iraq. Maybe it's someone sitting at their computer bored.

Whoever it is, I may have just made them smile.

The littlest things can brighten someone's day. It doesn't take a lot to be a good person.