Be Kind and Generous

“God, help me to be kind and generous.” This is my prayer each time I drive to a date. I feel like if I can be just these two things to the man that I am about to meet then I will have a decent time and potentially enjoy myself. So, I pray it over and over again in the car, as if God doesn’t hear me the first time or more importantly as if I am trying to drill into my mind the attitude in which I need to have as I sit and sip my coffee sitting across from some guy going on and on about his life.

“God, may he be kind and generous.” This is also what I expect of my date. It doesn’t take much to impress me. So long as he is kind - speaks well of others, treats the wait staff and me with respect, does not criticize and is generally polite - I will get along with him. If he goes the next step and is generous - not just with his money in buying my coffee, but with his words, his emotions, his life story - it really pulls me in. If you can be anything at all, be kind and generous.

This post is written as part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes hosted by fiveminutefriday.com. Writing prompt: Kind