A friend of mine carries sticky-notes with him wherever he goes. It's a common around here for people to forget to turn off their headlights, and in the more rural areas, people still do leave their vehicles unlocked. If he finds a vehicle with its headlights on, nad the door unlocked, he turns the lights off and leaves a note asking that the driver do something kind for someone else, as repayment for being saved a dead battery.
As for myself, I recently recieved a free knife. I helped Mike Cooper with his website, and he sent me a free neck knife. Now, I know I didn't do $50 worth of work, and tried to explain that to Mike, but he insisted, and the knife arrived a few days later. I had been considering getting a bowie made, and was looking at several makers' work, but couldn't decide. Who do you think I placed an order with? I mean, I knew from the neck knife that he does good work, and I knew from his generosity that I wouldn't have to worry about whether he would do right by me.
Go out of your way to be helpful, even if you get nothing in return, and sooner-or-later, someone will go out of their way to be helpful to you.
--JB
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e_utopia@hotmail.com
[This message has been edited by e_utopia (edited 04-07-2001).]
