After a quick meal and just enjoying a little silence together we headed over to CVS for some caffeine pills (essentials here in training...) and Publix for some food to stock up the hotel room.
I was so excited to see that my favorite cereal was on sale, it's the little things people! So we got some cereal and some soy milk. During check out, we were talking about how nice it will be to have some cereal for dinner, and then I realized we didn't have any spoons or bowls. The cashier had been listening to us talk to her about staying in a hotel for a month, and after she handed me my receipt, she reached down and pulled out a handful of spoons and put them in my bag, then she pointed us toward the soup bar where we could grab a few bowls to get us through the week. We thanked her profusely and she smiled and wished us a good night. Her small action (giving us some plastic spoons) completely made my night. She listened to what we were saying and did what she could to help.
I've been thinking, it's easy to forget why we serve, and it's easy to grow tough against our customers, and not allow ourselves to be truly caring and present when we interact with others. though our work may seem like something small in the grand scheme of things, (checking groceries, helping a passenger with their bag, or find their seat) it can mean a great deal to them, as tonight it meant a lot to me. Not to mention she earned a repeat customer for her store. If we all remembered to act that way, the world would be a little better place to be.
