There was a little coffee shop where two people arrived and approached the counter.
“Five coffees ☕️ please. Two for us and three pending.”
They paid, they took their two coffees and left.
I asked the waiter. "What’s this about pending coffees?"
“Wait and you'll see."
Some more people came in.
Two girls asked for a coffee each, they paid and left.
The following order was for seven coffees and it was made by three women -
Three for them and four pending coffees.
I was left wondering...what is the meaning of the pending coffees, they leave.
Then, a man dressed in worn clothes, who looks like he might be homeless, arrives at the counter and asks sincerely...
“Do you have a coffee pending?”
“Yes we do, sir.”
They serve him a coffee.... I got my answer.
People pay in advance for a coffee that will be served to whoever can't afford a hot drink.
This tradition started in Naples.
Amazingly, it has spread throughout the world’s cities and towns.
It’s also possible to order not only “pending coffees” but also a sandwich or a full low cost meal.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all start doing this in the cities and towns where we live?
Small kindnesses like this can impact so many lives, in ways we could never imagine.
Maybe we should all try it.
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I NEED the first Joe Burrow Super Bowl victory. After that I can relax a little. If he's gonna win 1 or 3 or 5 it's wonderful. But he needs to win this ONE first. Make us a team that has won a Super Bowl. Secure the legacy. The legitimacy. The undeniability.
Real Bengals fans remember that 6 or so defensive coaches allegedly turned down the DC job in Cincinnati before Lou Anaroumo took the job. No one could have predicted how incredibly that would work out. I remember being pessimistic about it. Look at us now!
There is one young man that I think a lot of us are forgetting to lift up in prayer in the past 72 hours, and that is Tee Higgins of the Cincinnati Bengals. Higgins is beside himself with guilt, and has not left the hospital since Damar Hamlin arrived Monday night.
Shoutout to those who aren’t from Cincinnati but have been Bengal fans forever. You chose sadness and stuck with it and now we all get to enjoy this moment together. 🍻🐅 WHO DEY !
Furthermore if you have ever said in your life, “Bungles” & identify yourself as a Bengals fan. Turn in your laptop and clean out your locker. You not with us. & You have never been.