No Effort

It was a cold January morning and a student on the local community college campus was buying a cup of hot cocoa. He always asked for whipped cream on top. He walked to the cashier. “Same thing you get everyday, Mr. Stevens?” Steve Stevens nodded and he handed the cashier exactly $4.63. He proceeded out the door of Starbucks and stepped into the blustery snow. The wind stung his face and he pulled his hood over his head in a vain attempt to thwart the freezing needles. Steve then thought to himself, “Forget this, I’m going home to sleep.” And he did.