Not-so-random acts of kindness; Bringing a spiritual perspective to daily life.(THE HOME FORUM)

The Christian Science Monitor | February 17, 2005 | Copyright

I have an excellent eBay profile. Of all the feedback posted about me, I'm proudest of this one: "prompt payment and a kind, personable transaction." It's not that I'm on a campaign to beef up my profile. If anything, mine is a campaign to be kinder and more personable.

I admit, I used to walk up to most checkout counters too focused on my own problems to pay much notice to the sales clerks. And, frankly, most of them were equally preoccupied with their own lives. But somewhere along the way I noticed that the person across the counter could use a little more ...

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