I went into a store that sold food products. It was Erev Shabbos, which meant long lines, full wagons, wallets emptying out – good Yidden preparing for Shabbos. One woman who did not exactly look typical was waiting in line holding three packs of tissues. “Can you pay for these tissues?” she asked someone. He shook his head no. This repeated itself several times. She kept asking people if they could pay for her, and they refused her, one after another.
Finally, one of the people in line felt sorry for her, and when his turn came he paid for the tissues. He had a big wagon with tons of products, and suddenly a man came into the store, looked around, went over to the counter and said to the cashier: “I’m paying for this man’s purchases!”
That’s right! The man who paid for the tissues found favor in the eyes of this benefactor, and he paid for his entire Shabbos. I saw the amazing hashgachah in this, how Hashem had sent him his benefactor exactly after the mitzvah that this man did.
This is the end of the story from my point of view. It would be interesting to know the story of the benefactor who paid for the whole wagon. But he, like many other good-hearted people, modestly snuck out of the store so that his good deed would be performed anonymously.
