One of my closest friends, Chelsea, works at a nearby Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. This past week she posted on Facebook something that happened to her at work that truly touched my heart. After talking to Chelsea in person about it and seeing how her face lit up when she recapped the events to me over our own scoops of ice cream, I knew the story of the One Dollar Ice Cream had to be the first Chapter of Story Time. So it begins:
A little girl walked into Ben and Jerry's, went up the counter, and asked Chelsea what could she get for a dollar. Well, at Ben and Jerry's there is nothing on the menu for only a dollar, but not wanting to disappoint this adorable little girl, Chelsea scooped her up strawberry ice cream in a small sugar cone. The little girl in return handed Chelsea a sticky, wrinkled up dollar bill, licked her ice cream, smiled at Chelsea, then skipped out the door. About five minutes later, a man walked into the shop and asked Chelsea if she was the person that gave the little girl her ice cream. Chelsea replied yes, and the man then said, "It is nice to know that there are generous and caring people in this world like you." He gave Chelsea a wink, put a 5 dollar bill in the tip container, and walked out.
Moral of the story is that you never know who is watching you or how you will impact somebody else's life. By giving that little girl an ice cream cone, Chelsea gave that girl a smile and probably made her day. She didn't do it hoping someone would see her and give recognition or hope that a parent would wander in and give her a tip, she did it out of kindness and generosity. It made my week, knowing that someone so close to me made a great impact, by doing something small and not even thinking twice about it.
-Katie
Live to Love, Love to Live
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