Car Wash

Driving this afternoon I passed a group of college students waving CAR WASH signs. I thought as I went by, “What a cold day for a car wash, you’ve got to give those guys credit.” About 300 yards down the road I remembered my commitment to a daily dose of kindness. I hit the brake causing only a slight lurch from my son in the back seat. Pulling into the parking lot, we saw that the benefit was the American Cancer Society. Since it was a fairly chilly day, I could not in good conscience have someone actually wash my car. I paid the fee without the wash. My son chipped in a dollar in memory of his Grammy who died of cancer. I drove away with a dirty car and a clean conscience.