Tips (to) Change the World

What a crazy week!  This week Monica joined our little Say Something Project.  As a new member she was given the task of asking this week’s question.  And while she eased herself gently into our pool with a fairly pedestrian question she quickly discovered how even the benign can stir controversy.  But I digress.  Welcome to the fun Monica.  Now for my answer Monica’s Question:

“Other than having/raising children, what is one thing you can say you have done (or are doing) that will make the world a better place?” 

Sure Amy runs her own charity, Monica has her adopted son, Kim does no harm and Other Kim questions the futility of it all.. But me.  I change the world in a far superior way.  And while these wonderful people try their best and will almost surely have some sort of minor footnote in my eventual world-wide sensation autobiography; (Likely in the “Those lucky enough to have been noticed by me” chapter) they cannot hope to compare to the contribution I make to society on a near-daily basis.  Why?  Well simply put.  I am a good tipper.

Day in and day out, the unclean masses who have the opportunity to bring forth my food (and other useful services) will almost certainly find I’ve bestowed upon them a tip of 20% (or more!).  And not just 20% of the subtotal, but 20% of the (tax included) grand total.  How do I do it?  I ask myself this question all the time.  Sure I’m fighting against social norms.  Sure it’s costing me extra money.  but to those who would ask, I can only ask in return “How do you not?”.  Why do I do it?  Because if I don’t, who will?!  Heroes can rarely define the why or the how.  They just know it’s the right thing to do.  And as a Hero, I  must.