I’ve never had a hard time with idle chit-chat while standing in line at the supermarket, or anywhere else I go! I’ve met many very interesting people over the years, in my travels around the United States and overseas. Sometimes it is a person who needs to lay a burden on someone else’s shoulder, or that a complete stranger will share moments of happiness, a loss, or confess something they couldn’t share with anyone else.
Nonetheless, I’ve never been sorry for engaging in a conversation with someone about their children, grandchildren, or life– PEOPLE ARE INTERESTING! Sometimes, just listening can help someone lift a burden or work through something they've known they had to do all along. Behind the hat, the make-up, the tired eyes or sad face, you may find…that you have something in common with the person standing there looking back at you. Just by opening up, letting go, being free, just for an idle moment, for a bit of chit-chat, you might find out.
Couldn’t we all take a moment to be pleasant for five minutes while waiting in line or sitting next to someone at an appointment? It doesn’t hurt to open up, give of oneself, and besides, you might make someone’s day, and who knows, maybe your own! Being “Kind” to people means so much to them!
I hope your day is filled with “Sunshine and Rainbows!”
-Virginia Wright
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