I was sitting in my pew at church yesterday, listening to the sermon of the pastor who was visiting our church. He was really stressing this whole "thank you" thing. At the end, he challenged us to just say thank you to people because it brightens someone's day. It spoke to me, and that is how this blog post came to be.
I always say thank you. It's a knee-jerk reaction, it truly is, like saying "Sorry!" when you bump into someone (or something, as I have done before). I say thank you when a waiter takes my drink order, brings me my drink, takes my food order, brings me my food, brings me the check, brings me back the check, tells me to have a nice night, and then I say it once more as I'm leaving for good measure. I suppose that saying thank you all of the time might make it seem like it's lost it's value or importance to me, but that is not the case at all. I say thank you to let people know that I appreciate them. And I appreciate them being there to do their job and serve me, and that counts for everyone, to be completely honest. So yes, I might say thank you a lot, but that doesn't mean that the meaning is lost on me. I'm thankful for a lot of things, and maybe I say thank you so much because no one else seems to. Think back on it: when was the last time you said thank you? Was it today? Yesterday? Last week? Who was it to? Your mother or father? A grocer or a movie ticket vendor? Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe lots of people do say thank you, but they are most certainly not people that I know. If you are one of those people who say thank you to everyone down to your cat, then I apologize, because this message is not for you. And if you don't say thank you, I'm not judging you. Some people believe that if you don't mean something, then you shouldn't say it. All I'm saying is that those people don't have to serve you. Serving you probably wasn't part of their life plan. And don't make excuses about how it's their own fault and all of that nonsense, because the fact of the matter is, they're still helping you out, and therefore, they deserve respect. They deserve a thank you. Leave a Reply. |
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