no expectations...

Yesterday after skating on the canal with a friend of mine I went to the O-train station. I had to buy a ticket from that "box" - ticket machine. It says it costs $2.25 (Canadian $) and it doesn't give you a change. So I put $2 coin in but it didnt' accept c25. I thought "well, it should accept c25 because it says it is $2.25". I was staying in front of that thingie persistently putting c25 again and again trying to figure out how come it's not working. And a boy came up to me and said he has coins. Being a foreigner you never know for sure how everything works in another country. I thought maybe he has some special coin or something I didn't know about. And here he gives me $1 coin. I thanked him and said that I actually have, it's just that I was wondering how come it doesn't accept c25 when it should.. Finally I gave up and put $1 in and got my ticket. And what do you think? I was still hoping to receive change! :) Not that I desparately needed this c75, it just couldn't fit into my mind how come they say it is $2.25 and there is no way but pay $3. Tricky. :) O well... But I was told later that probably the problem was with the ticket-machine, and usually it does accept 25c coins.
But I thanked this boy for his willingness to help me. We chatted all the way until he had to get off. In our conversation I mentioned the church I go to here hoping he might remember the name of it and come. But I just pray for his salvation. What an example for me!
So, I was thinking - we as christians being taught to do good deeds often do it as sort of a duty. It made me think how much I have to learn so that it will be natural for me to be helpful, to do something good with no expectations of praise or a prize and not pleasing people but God only who only is Worthy of praise and worship. (Col.3:23)
And it is not the first time someone's helping me. It is really an encouragement. And it is people who even do not know me and perhaps will never see me again.