Night Ops

So, I did something random tonight and hopefully a bit inspirational for at least once person.

Back story: I have recently watched Amelie and Happenstance, both with the leading actress being Audrey Tautou. Both movies were wonderful and inspirational! There was one scene in Happenstance that got me thinking though. It is the scene of the simple pebble toss and the monologue that the "Destiny Man" tells the pebble tosser. At the end he says,


"Listen to me, there's not a gesture, even the most insignificant, that can't change the world. That man there decided to lie to his mistress like he lied to his wife on the simple toss of a pebble. You see, every detail, every gesture, as slight as it may be reveals an infinity of truths and thus has an endless repercussion and grandiose effect. You only have to piss in the sea to make the ocean rise. Don't they say the beating of a butterfly's wings over the Atlantic can cause a hurricane in the Pacific? So feel free sometimes to do something stupid, random, and ludicrous. That stupid, random, and ludicrous act can upset the order of the world."

It got me to thinking if I could do anything so stupid, random, or ludicrous and I actually thought up an idea! I looked online for inspirational quotes and wrote on over 40 post-it notes the ones that I thought most people could relate to or get help from.





Then I folded them up, bundled up, hooked up Bella, and went out for a walk at 2am. As I walked around the streets I would slip a post-it note under random windshield wipers or stick them behind random mailbox flags. The full moon helped light my way as I walked around with Bella and placed my notes. Before I would place one, I would try and get a feeling on whether or not I should place one at that house or this house. Mainly I felt a lump in my gut of nervousness and giddiness. It was a rush at times to try and sneak up quietly to the cars and stick a little pearl of wisdom onto their windshield. Other times it was too easy to just place a post-it inside of an opened mailbox.

Then once the notes were all gone I turned towards home. I walked in thought for most of the way, trying to picture what most people would do with their note. I am assuming 90% will read it and throw it away, 5% will just crumple it up immediately and toss it, 2% may read it and look around to see who had left it before they throw it out, the other 2% will read it and contemplate it for a minute or two while the place it in a pocket or purse, and then there is that final 1%... I am hoping that the 1% will take their note, read it, contemplate it, and find it so perfect for that point in their lives right then that they will take it inside and place it some where they will always be able to see it. I am hoping that they will be touched that a random stranger was thinking of them and reaching out in their moment of need.

Just to be able to touch one persons life, isn't that what we all want??