Recieve When You Need, Give When You Can.

When I first arrived in Calgary, I had no money at all well...less than $2

I was walking around and these tourists asked me to take a group photo of them.

We started talking, and through our conversation the guy figured out that I was broke, and gave me $40!!

I was shocked, and I graciously accepted...he said "just pay it forward"

 

So later on I was walking around and saw an old lady collecting bottles and cans and I walked by her...then I thought...  I could give her something...  I would have been extremely happy if that guy only gave me $20...  so I gave her half she was Chinese, and could barely speak English, but we had a little conversation, and I loved her :)

 

The End

 

I learned that...

 

My whole trip from Ontario to Alberta I was broke, and I was happy...  Everything was being provided for me.

 

With $40 I had more than I needed, and the $20 I gave her probably made a difference to her. She was very grateful, and it felt good to give back after receiving so much over the past week.

-Joe Maillet