Kindness#17….Bring back humanity.

I am not alone. In so far as, I am not the only person in the world who finds the convenience of self service at the supermarket, not only inconvenient but downright stressful. They have made it foolproof and simple, easy and fast, but I seem to have a glitch in my brain wiring that makes simple really, really hard and fast extra, painfully slow. Complicated and unpredictable I can do….simple, not so much.
 But today I found a kindred spirit a person equally encumbered. I was waiting in line and an elderly lady was clearly in trouble at the self service check out. She was flustered, there was beeping and the other people in the queue were looking at their feet. I felt a pang in my heart, I understood her plight and I stepped out of line and helped. We muddled through, nutted it out and even weighed the bananas and identified them correctly. We no doubt entertained the impatient queue and managed to giggle about it at the same time. She was a sweet heart and together we conquered that talking computer (so demanding, so tedious and lacking greatly in humour). I ditched my milk and bread and helped carry the bags to her car. She clutched my arm and thanked me sincerely, in that earnest way that only the elderly and the very young can. I felt good, I felt triumphant and……..I needed milk. Kindness#17….Bring back humanity.