Wednesday, June 8, 2011
...who had a little reminder
I had a little reminder of humanity at work last night. I was on head set, and was very frustrated, i had dealt with sassy people, who whisper into the mic, and diesel trucks. Those are my least favorite...it's like listening to a bucket of bolts rattling in your ear! anyways i can usually tell which trucks are diesel, well here comes a diesel pulls up into the camera view and i turned on the mic and there it was good ol bolt rattles in my ear. The guy driving the truck began his order and the the only word i could make out was "three" now that could have been one of two things; "number THREE" or "number six, THREE count" so to make sure I got his order right I said "I'm sorry sir was that a number 3?" he then replies to me " I'm sorry *engine cuts off* my truck is kinda loud, yes a number three". Well that just made my night 100% better! His little gesture of courtesy made me remember that not everyone on the planet is all bad, and that made me think about the souls that each person has and how God sent Jesus to die for each soul (John 3:16). I believe that God sends us little reminders everyday, it is our responsibility to keep our eyes and hearts open to see them. Hope everyone has a good day! <3
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I want to share my reminder. I have reminders every day, but this one will always remain in my heart.
ReplyDeleteI was at Wal-Mart (about 3 years ago) I was so mad because it was around Christmas and there were only like 4 lanes open. They were all packed and I had to wait about twenty minutes to check out and I only had one item. What was even more frustrating was that the self check outs were all closed. I think they do that in December because of theft. I was visibly upset as I walked up to the cashier. I was not going to give her an ear full, because I don't do that, but I was not in the mood for small talk either. I wanted to check out and go because Jeremy was waiting on my in the car.
The cashier started to check me out and this woman rolled over to me in her wheelchair. Apparently she had dropped something and it made its way to me. She asked me kindly to pick it up for her and I did. She then, for no apparent reason, held on to my hand and asked if I would pray for her this Christmas season. She had just had surgery (hence the wheelchair) and her husband decided to leave her for another woman. (They had been married for 24 years) She was not going to be able to spend the holidays with her children because they were going to be out of state. Instead, a family member had planned for her to go to one of their friends houses to spend the holidays. She said that she was scared to be by herself and nervous about spending the holidays with a person that she did not know.
I started to cry because I had been so upset about checking out. I needed that woman to remind me that my life is pretty good.