Tortilla Chip Fiasco

I was sitting outside of Chipotle yesterday attempting to enjoy my lunch. It was quite windy and I was experiencing some difficulty keeping my napkins, paper bag, utensils, and food container under control while reading and eating...talk about multi-tasking! Inside the paper bag mentioned above were my tortilla chips. I am a true lover of tortilla chips and was looking forward to enjoying them as a part of my lunch. As I was readjusting all of my belongings for the 25th time, I risked setting my bag of chips down for just a second. Before I could take one deep breath, my bag of chips flew away in the wind. I didn't even have time to attempt to chase after them. The were gone. All of the chips spilled onto the sidewalk beside me and the paper bag skipped away in the wind. It would be rather dramatic to say that I was devastated...but I was disappointed. The worst part about the whole situation was that before I could even begin eating my lunch again, little birds had already begun to snack on my beloved chips. I simple pushed them into a pile and resigned myself to the fact that my lunch would be "chipless."

While all of this was occurring, I kept thinking, "I am sure that someone inside the restaurant is watching me, laughing at me"...I mean I would be watching me. The whole scene had to be relatively amusing to an outsider...I mean, it was amusing to me! My thoughts proved to be correct, because as soon as I got myself situated again, a lady came outside and said, "excuse me, my friend and I just watched all of your chips blow away and we just wanted you to have some more, so here you go." She handed me a bag of chips and proceeded to say, "I know they (the chips) are so good and I hated for you to not having any chips with your meal." We both laughed. I thanked her and happily enjoyed my chips with the rest of my lunch.

I guess I've shared this little story to say: 1) you never know who's watching you, 2) I have to believe that the nature of most of humanity is kind and 3) little, unexpected blessings are the absolute best. Those ladies will probably never know how their little act of kindness, their donation of a $1.25 bag of tortilla chips, brightened my entire day :-).