Just Be Considerate - IFC - S1:R30 entry; Spotlighting the Most Important Thing

Whenever I find myself in public I am always amazed at how many people seem to have a complete lack of disregard for others. Almost daily I find myself in a store where someone finds it acceptable to turn their cart sideways in the middle of the store and stand in the one spot that would allow me to get past them. And don’t even get me started with standing in the check out line. People will often carry on lengthy conversations with the cashier or vice versa not even noticing that I’m standing there patiently waiting to pay for my can of Beef-A-Roni. Worse yet, some customers want to complain to the cashier about certain store policies as if said cashier actually had any kind of say in the store policy. In what world do cashiers have that much power? How many times have you heard it, “Why don’t you double my coupons like they do in Kentucky? You should change that policy right now.” I mean seriously people give it a rest, the poor guy cashing you out is already being forced to ask you if you want to sign up for the store reward card, donate to the applicable charity of the month and give you a 3 minute diatribe on how you can win $500 just by taking the survey at the bottom of the receipt. This not only extends to shopping but daily life in public can sometimes be so stressful. From the lady who leaves her car door open to fumble through her purse when you’re trying to park next to her to the guy who you let it front of you on the escalator who just stands there (dammit dude, why didn’t you tell me you were a STANDER?). Many people just seem so oblivious to the world and other people around them.

When I go out in public I always do my utmost best to be considerate of those around me. When shopping, I pull my cart to the side of the aisle while checking how much sodium there is in a can of Spam. When I see others do this we nod at each other as we pass by knowing that we live in a better and more peaceful world than our aisle blocking brethren.

When you find yourself going out later today or tomorrow, or any day for that matter, be considerate of those around you and most importantly treat everyone with KINDNESS

Authors notes:

1. Neither Beef-A-Roni nor Spam (both probably owned by the same company) are sponsors of this post.

2. Clicking on the word KINDNESS links to a post by @har5h who is a fellow #informationfindingchannel member and wrote a wonderful post about kindess.

3. The picture used for this post was taken by wife shortly after I had thrown out my back. We were at the grocery store and she was NOT being very considerate of my inability to defend myself from being the subject of an embarassing picture. Please note how I have pulled the wheely cart to the side so as not to be a hindrance to my fellow man.