I had a similar experience a few days ago at a Thai restaurant. It was my birthday, but the restaurant owners and employees didn’t know that. My family and I ordered and received our meals, which were quite delicious. After we ate, the owner of the restaurant came over to our table bringing a tray of banana and honey treats, wrapped up in egg roll wrappers. She said, ‘It’s on the house. I hope you enjoy them!”

We’ve been to this restaurant I don’t know how many times, and never been given any free food before. (Although they did give me a rose one year on Valentine’s Day.) It’s one of my favorite restaurants so we go several times a year. But on this one day, for reasons unknown to me, the owner decided to bring us the yummy dessert treats. We would have enjoyed the treats anytime, but the fact that it was my birthday made the experience all the more special.

Oh, there’s one more thing I can add to this story. My son has severe food allergies and can not eat any dairy products. (It’s a potentially life threatening allergy.) How many desserts at restaurants do you think we find without dairy products? It’s extremely rare that we find any dessert at all (other than homemade items or fruit) that he can eat. But not only did the restaurant owner bring us a yummy treat without consciously realizing it was a special day for us, the honey banana treats she brought us were something that my son could safely eat. Wow… It was two gifts in one.