It started raining while I was walking home.
I didn't have an umbrella.
A man standing outside a shop noticed.
He handed me his.
I said, "What about you?"
He shrugged.
"I live nearby."
I thanked him and went home.
The next morning, I returned the umbrella to the shop.
The man wasn't there.
I left it with the cashier and wrote a note.
"Thanks for yesterday."
A few days later, I walked past the shop again.
The cashier called me over.
She handed me the same umbrella.
There was another note attached.
"Keep it. Someone else might need it."
I smiled.
I kept the umbrella.
And I've lent it out more times than I can remember.