Saturday, February 16, 2008

"Cinema Smiles"

my nephew and i thought we'd have a relaxing evening at the cinemas. following the recommendation of my loving elder brother, ( the film connoisseur who knows the sentimental needs of his baby sister), we went to see "definitely maybe." i of course, had to have a mixture of my sweet and salty fix, so i got my coke, my popcorn, and my sour strawberry belts while my nephew humbly kept to a bottle of red-colored gatorade. :) as we neared the cashier, i pulled out a couple cards-one being a credit card for payment and another being a smilecard for a different kind of transaction. :) i explained to the cashier that i wanted to pay for the two young girls behind me, and he said, "um, sure, ok." as my nephew let me take the lead, i turned around to the girls and for me it felt a bit brave to ask them "can i do something for you? can i buy your popcorn and your drink for you?" they looked at me with a variety of emotions which included--shock, confusion, humour, and said "uhh, okay." after that, i handed one girl the card and started explaining how the act, the card, and kindness all fit together. still a bit perplexed, one of the girls looked at me and said so innocently, "wait, so you guys just do nice stuff for people? that's so cool. thanks!" "i was like, yeah, that's kinda the idea to spread kindness." we parted from the girls and left hearing one of them say: "oh we definitely have to check this (meaning the website) out"-. i then returned to my smiling nephew and we scurried over to the film since it was almost show time! i laughed out loud during the movie, i cried softly in it too, just the way my brother had planned it! :) btw, i totally recommend the movie--well and of course, increasing smilecard transactions!!!!! SMILE! :)
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1 comment:

Anky said...

Hi Mitu, (by the way, for people who are reading this, I am the nephew who is older then Mitu :-)). Ya i saw the surprise on those girl's face when Mitu paid for their food, they said, I remember, do you always do such nice things, coz in this busy world people have very less or no time to think about/ help others.
Mitu is doing a grate job by working for a charity law firm and helping people who are in need.
I always support her and will keep on doing that.
Some time I also think of doing the same but i am not brave as Mitu is.
Ending my note with best wishes and good luck for everyone who are reading this.
Ankur