December 20--Please

In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.  --Elizabeth Gilbert

    I recently listened to the person in front of me ordering and it was, "Gimme this" and "Gimme that," without any "please" or "thank you." This is a place where this person and I frequent; we know the owner and workers. One would think that would make a person even more inclined to be polite. But, alas, no.

    Really, people! It does not hurt to say "please" and "thank you." Please try it now--I predict you will live through it. This is a stressful time in many ways for a multitude of folks. A little extra kindness goes a long way. 

    Thank you!

        Leta