Recently, a friend of mine broke her laptop and is having to borrow from the library while it gets repaired. She takes the bus so they arrive around 7:15 and by then all the laptops are taken already. I told her that since I get to school early, I'd start getting a laptop for her.
Sunday was the first day I got one for her and I haven't been to the library in the morning for a while because around November I got my own laptop and no longer had to go there. I stood there for about five minutes along with ten others and waited for the librarian. When she arrived, everyone crowded around the cart and as she put in the code, she barely had enough room to breath. The second the lock was off, everyone attacked the cart and forgot about the librarian, who grabbed my arm in an attempt to get out. There was pushing, shoving and some shouting. Within 30 seconds, all the laptops were gone.
I think that I displayed kindness by offering to get a laptop for my friend every morning.
Though this experience has also given me a new appreciation for the librarian, who has to escape that war zone every single morning.
Interesting metaphor!
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