MISSION: A Treat in a Taxi

I’ve said it a eleventy billion times before: I LOVE BOOKS.  Affiliated Agents, wanna do a mission that will make me smile?  (Not that that’s your goal, of course!)  Do a mission that involves a book.  Reading is one of the best ways to heal the heart, empower the spirit, and enrich the mind.  Affiliated Agent C thinks so, too.

DATE:
28 September 2010

OPERATIVE:
Affiliated Agent C

LOCATION:
an unattended taxi
Charlotte, NC

TIME:
approximately 10:15 a.m.

Have you ever read a book and thought “Wow, I hope others read this book!”? I picked up a book on Sunday called Hector and the Search For Happiness. I’ll admit, I read it all in one evening (yesterday) as it was a simple and uplifting story. Afterward, I decided to pass it on with my mission for the week and what better day than a rainy one?!

I tucked it into it’s little raincoat along with a Starbucks gift card with a handwritten note on it. I was out of agent cards (time to print some more!) so I wrote on the gift card “An Affiliated Agent of www.secretagentL.com” on the back (to be sure to keep the energy going!). Inside, it said “May you find Happiness, Love, and Peace of Mind. Any day you wake up is a good day and then You make it Great!”

I made the drop between my haircut appointment and breakfast, before going into work. The choice for this drop was slightly more targeted considering its contents. Since the book was about traveling to learn what makes others happy/unhappy, I thought it would be interesting to pass it on to someone that also travels and learns, especially since they could share their own lessons with others. Luckily enough(!), there was an unattended cab parked outside of Starbucks. Even the cabbies need coffee…!

So I quickly propped the book up on the windshield/mirror, took a picture and bolted towards Bruegger’s Bagels for brekky.  Since cabbies see a lot of people throughout the day, and also have down time waiting, what better gift than a book and hot cup of coffee to keep the mind moving in the right direction?! To the cabby out there, Be well!

Affiliated Agent C, this truly is a wonderful mission, created and carried out with so much thoughtfulness and creativity.  Bless you!