I was in a queue at Butchers shop and a dear old lady, very much a pensioner in front of me asked for a very small cut of meat to be cut further into two so she could have two meals.
I watched as the butcher took a larger joint at the side and cut three thick slices off, which he quickly popped into 3 separate bags. When the lady emptied her purse on the glass counter there was a mass of copper and a little silver, along with a £5 note. The Butcher took a small amount of silver and placed it in the till, and extracted a £10 note from the till, giving it to the lady and said it was her change.
I was lost for words, eventually when I was served, I said that was a lovely thing I had seen him do. He replied that he was very fortunate to be in a position to help, and that in better times, the lady had been a valued customer. I realised he had done something so simple, but so effective.
God bless you Sir.
I sincerely hope nobody sees or states any negative in this (she does it every week, it's probably his mother etc); it went a long way to dispell some recent theories of selfish, arrogant and 'greater than thou' people that this nation is keen to display and promote...
