Monday Motivational...It’s All How You Look At It.
My favorite ponderer, Michael Jacobs, has shared two ponderings recently So the Answer Is in the I… and Pondering My Personal Tickler File.
My experience yesterday had elements of both of his posts.
My local grocery store has a few self check-out registers which can speed things up, however, my store has a limit of 10 items. So, I ended up at the regular checkout line.
I was standing in line, thinking about the bag of dark chocolate peanut M&M’s that was begging me to take them home when a voice behind me said The next register has opened up if you’d like to go there.
This was a pleasant surprise because often the person who sees the opportunity first will jump on it no matter how long you’ve been waiting in line.
I turned around and saw a very sweet lady with a loaded cart. The next line had a 15 item limit and I told her that I had a little more than that. Since the store was very busy, I was content to wait in line and not tie up the Quick line.
She sweetly said that no one would mind since I didn’t have that much and the line was open. She would have done it herself but she had a full cart.
I thanked her and went to the Quick line and there was no problem.
But there’s more….later in the day, when I was catching up with a friend, I mentioned this kind act.
Their comment was She wasn’t that nice. With you in the next line that meant she would move up in the regular checkout line.
It’s all about where you’re standing
when you’re looking at something.
Each person does see the world in a different way. There is not a single, unifying, objective truth. We're all limited by our perspective. Siri Hustvedt
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