I agree, it's the little interactions we have each day that can bring so much happiness to ourselves and others. I make a goal every day to at the least smile/wave/say an extra thanks to just one stranger a day. You never know the impact that can make ;) Great thoughts!
One day when I was walking in my neighborhood, I said hello to a man who was also out walking, as I always do. But this time I thought, "He looks so familiar." Later, at Kroger I realized he was the man behind the seafood counter. The amazing thing was, that now that I knew who he was, I could tell he had lost A LOT of weight. I commented to him about it and that I had seen him out walking. He was so pleased that I noticed. I think it made his day and it certainly made me feel good, too.
I used to live right around the corner from a Valero. Naturally I deemed it as my source of beer and overpriced snacks.
Anyhow, this Valero was run by four Indian people. It consisted of three guys and one lady. The lady worked in the morning and the three guys worked mid day or night shifts. I didn't like the morning lady. It always took at least five minutes to get in and out of there due to her excessive use of a cell phone.
The three guys were easy to get along with. They embraced the concept of get in and get out. Over that period of time I started to build a rapport with them. One of the guys called me Gandhi. Another had the pissed off look on his face but was cool as hell. And the last of the three was always nice. He always worked nights.
The night clerk guy thought I worked at this place called Racks as a cook. Basically it's a overpriced Hooters. I'm not sure how he came to that conclusion, but I rolled with his assumption. Chances are I probably told him I worked there while I was drunk, but I can't recall that. The only other thing I could think of was him misinterpreting my banter.
I agree, it's the little interactions we have each day that can bring so much happiness to ourselves and others. I make a goal every day to at the least smile/wave/say an extra thanks to just one stranger a day. You never know the impact that can make ;) Great thoughts!
ReplyDeleteOne day when I was walking in my neighborhood, I said hello to a man who was also out walking, as I always do. But this time I thought, "He looks so familiar." Later, at Kroger I realized he was the man behind the seafood counter. The amazing thing was, that now that I knew who he was, I could tell he had lost A LOT of weight. I commented to him about it and that I had seen him out walking. He was so pleased that I noticed. I think it made his day and it certainly made me feel good, too.
ReplyDeleteI used to live right around the corner from a Valero. Naturally I deemed it as my source of beer and overpriced snacks.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, this Valero was run by four Indian people. It consisted of three guys and one lady. The lady worked in the morning and the three guys worked mid day or night shifts. I didn't like the morning lady. It always took at least five minutes to get in and out of there due to her excessive use of a cell phone.
The three guys were easy to get along with. They embraced the concept of get in and get out. Over that period of time I started to build a rapport with them. One of the guys called me Gandhi. Another had the pissed off look on his face but was cool as hell. And the last of the three was always nice. He always worked nights.
The night clerk guy thought I worked at this place called Racks as a cook. Basically it's a overpriced Hooters. I'm not sure how he came to that conclusion, but I rolled with his assumption. Chances are I probably told him I worked there while I was drunk, but I can't recall that. The only other thing I could think of was him misinterpreting my banter.