My faith in humanity is restored... for the moment

This time of year seems to bring out the worst in people. Crowded malls, long lines, scrambling to get that last-moment gift always turns people into growling monsters. After fighting my way through the mall this past weekend, I have officially reached "Ba-Humbug" status. This morning, however, a ray of hope for mankind glimmered ever-so-softly into my world. Kathy was driving through Starbucks (insert eeeeeeevil corporate hiss here) after she dropped me off at work for her morning caffeination session. After she worked her way through the car-conga line, she finally pulled up to the window and the person in front of her had paid for her coffee. She told me about this little holiday miracle when she got to work, and I got a contact high just hearing about it. It made me feel that there was indeed a chance for humanity to survive. I resolved at that moment to do the same for someone else today. It may not make much of a difference in the grand scheme of things, but I know that just hearing about it made me feel better. Hopefully I can pass that good feeling along. Now if I can just survive the trip to the mall that I have to make after work...