I could probably dress this up a bit, making it more entertaining, but I won’t.

This is a simple story about a simple transaction.

I was at the gas station, ready to buy a drink, when they told me their card machine was down and they could only take cash. I started to put my stuff back, when the person behind me offered to pay for my drink.

I thanked him, and on the way out he said, “One love, man. Pay it forward.”

A genuinely decent person in a world that has only been getting darker recently. An inspiration where there is usually none.

• Jack Lhasa

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