“Hmmm, this is not light roast.”
We are creatures of habit and often stop paying attention. We expect the stop sign to remain at the intersection. We avoid the intersections with cameras and don’t need to think about it. I fill my coffee cup from the second-from-the-right urn. That is where the light roast is supposed to be.
Not this morning. Someone messed up. Did it ruin my day? No, but it sure woke me up quicker than the coffee is supposed to work. It made me wonder how much I take for granted in my daily existence.
What people do we take for granted. Have you ever asked yourself who cleans your workplace? Maybe it is you. If you are at a place that expects you to bus your table do you take your trash to the bin or leave it for someone else to clean up? Do you pick up your own socks?
We just went through Mothers’ Day. Mothers across the nation heard from sons that had not thought about them for 364 days. I guess that is worth something. It would be nice if we would get a little more in the habit of thanking people for what they do. At our school we have a great group of support staff. Often they are overlooked as we talk about children and teachers but where would we be without the clerks and custodians.
Maybe today could be Janitors’ Day. Or maybe every Monday. Tuesday could be Clerks’ Day. On Wednesday you could have a kind word for the guy putting out peaches at the grocery store. Do you have a place you eat or shop where the people seem extra nice? I don’t think we need a Bloggers’ Day. We feed our egos enough with the arrogance of posting.
Make someone’s day.
homo unius libri
I worked for a number of years cleaning office buildings. When I think back, I don't think about the work itself. I remember those few businesses where someone was kind enough to say, "Thank you."
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how much gets done in spite of that.
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Will the Janitor definitely deserves it.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who cleans up after me deserves a bonus.
DeleteGrace and peace