Buying Someone Lunch

For my random act of kindness, I decided to buy my friend lunch.

One of my friends was about to get lunch in the union. I asked her if she had a meal plan, and she said no, so I offered to let her use dining dollars from my account. The food at the union is pretty expensive, so I felt like it was only right to help her out.

I chose to do this pretty impulsively, I didn't really think much about. I have an excess of dining dollars (hit me up if you need some food), so I always offer to buy my friends lunch.

I felt instant gratification after doing this deed; part of it had to do with the fact that she was so thankful for it. It is a pretty small thing to do, but it feels great to help people out. I think altruism is is one of the best things about humanity. What I learned from this experience is that even a small, random act of kindness can go a long way in someone's day; hopefully, it will compel them to pay it forward as well. I will say, I think getting proof of our act kind of cheapens it and I guess it is not true altruism. That being said, it did not take away from the experience in my case. This experience reinforced my ideas about altruism and committing random acts of kindness.