One Saturday morning a year or two ago, my husband and I went to our neighbourhood Co-op for some groceries. As we were entering the store I noticed a kid and a dad getting out of their car. The kid was wearing most of a Buzz Lightyear costume, and then the dad helped the kid into the wings to complete the costume out in the parking lot, before they entered the store.
I should note that it was not anywhere close to Halloween on the calendar.
For the next 10 or so minutes that we spent in the store, we passed the Buzz Lightyear kid and their dad a few times. The kid looked SO genuinely happy and proud to be out in public in a Buzz Lightyear costume, and the dad appeared equally thrilled to be able to make his kid so happy.
Pretty soon, all the customers in the store had encountered this joyful situation and you could actually feel the mood in the store lifting. Everyone was smiling as they shopped.
So thank you, Buzz Lightyear kid, whoever you are. And thanks to your dad. You randomly made our collective day, and I still think about you fondly.
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