What was the best compliment you’ve received?

The ones I actually remember and hold dear to me include :

“You have such an infectious personality”

This was said to me by a customer at a movie theater I worked at in my college years.

AND

“You remind me of an angel”

Says my best friend of many years.

My favorite compliments that aren’t really compliments are when I meet someone and their light begins shine a bit brighter.

For example, I went to this restaurant very close to my house once and because the food was really good, I made my way back there. The first time visiting, the cashier didn’t look too happy, he had the saddest look on his face so I thought maybe he was having a bad day as he was kind of cold and dry towards me. I smiled at him as he handed me my food and I said “thank you so much.” He gently smiled back and said “you’re so welcome, have a great day.”

When I visited the second time and he saw me; his face lit up. He smiled at me and goes “I remember you” he proceeded to ask me my name and if I lived nearby. He in turn told me his name and other things about him and his brother who was the cook.

After that encounter I now visit that place often, he knows me by my name and so does the brother. They’re no longer grumpy old men. They’re just Walle and Moe 🙂