I wrote the first blog posting entitled “Thank You” on
November 11, 2012. It primarily dealt with thanking all those people that you
know, but probably don’t know, who have touched your life in some manner. These
are veterans, public servants, teachers, and all the rest of those folks who
never think twice about their service to the rest of us.
How about those other people who we call upon each and every
day for some information or service or advice? What about the barista at our
favorite coffee shop or the grocery checkout person? Do you have a favorite
mechanic or your postal delivery person? How about the bus driver who you see
every day or the security person in your office building? All these people
deserve a thank you for what they do regularly.
Sure, you may say that what they do is their job, for which
they get paid, but we should think about how our day would be without them.
These people make our days better, and our thoughts brighter, and our smiles
bigger. They are the cogs in the workings of our lives. They deserve our
thanks, and we can make their lives better just by giving them our thanks even
though what they do is part of their occupation or job.
Recently
someone asked me for some information about another acquaintance of mine. The
request was in the form of an email, and my reply to their email was how I
provided the information to them. (I always attempt to reply to all requests
within 24 hours, and if I have missed something from any of you, I apologize
and hope you send me the request again, chastising me.)
When I
replied, furnishing the information that was requested, I stated that the data
was what I had, but I also offered that it might not be current. I did not
receive an additional email telling me that the information was correct or not,
nor did I get a thank you for my response. Did the person get my reply
(sometimes our emails go astray), was the data correct, or was it helpful? I do
not know, but it would be nice for my benefit.
If this had
been a request for directions while walking on a sidewalk, I would have
expected a “thank you” at the end of the discussion. If it was during a telephone call, a “thank
you” would have been included. Why not after an email exchange? How about at
the end of an exchange via texting? Is electronic communications different from
normal conversation?
Common
courtesy should tell us that we need to thank others for what they do for us,
no matter what the situation. How do we feel when someone fails to thank us for
a simple act that makes their day better? We should always act in the manner
that we would want others to act towards us. We should always include in our
daily actions those behaviors that would be better than “good enough”.
Thanking
others for what their job description includes should be a matter of normal
activity. Who knows what good karma will bring back to us when we just thank
people for what they do? Putting forth good karma will result in prosperity and
better days for you; it is a matter of fact and reality. Try it and see.
Who knows
what will happen if the practice of good karma spreads to everyone else? Maybe
our world will be better for all of us. Please leave me your comments,
or email me at Jim@JimTeasley.com,
or call me at 360-314-8691.
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