I was at the grocery store the other day doing my weekly shopping. I frequent one of those no frills places where you bag your own stuff. They have just about any thing your looking for but a very limited variety of brands to choose from. I go there because they have the cheapest prices in town. I got everything I needed and headed to the checkout. Most of the time they have one maybe two cashiers working but they move people through very quickly. The woman in front of me had a whole cart full of stuff and when it was her turn she stepped over in front of the cashier. She didn't say a word, she just stood there impatiently. The cashier said hi and started to scan her items, the woman still stood there. When it came time to pay the woman gave the cashier her money and waited for her change. As the cashier gave the change back the woman handed her a tract and said "My church is handing these out." and walked away. The cashier looked bewildered, said thanks and set it aside. She turned to me, smiled, said hi and started up a small talk conversation as she scanned my items.
What would happen today if we were nice to the people who serve us? What would happen today if we tried to build relationships with the people we come into contact with on a regular basis? What would happen today if we handed out smiles, compliments and kind words? What would happen today if we stopped for a moment, looked the cashier in the eye and simply asked her name?
What would happen today...?
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