The Golden Rule Rulz!
Where did all the good attitudes go?
For two days I have tried to take my son to get his hair cut. Yesterday our schedule was tight and we had about an hour to spend on getting his hair cut. We went into the barber shop where there were two barbers and two people getting their mops chopped. We walked in, they asked for my son’s name and told us to have a seat. Twenty minutes later, one of the barbers finished, cleaned her equipment, swept around the chair, and then disappeared into the back of the store. She never even looked at us.
We left.
Today, we thought we’d try again, so we went to another hair cutting establishment. My twelve-year-old who stands about five and a half feet tall was placed on a booster seat, covered in a kiddy apron that barely covered his shirt, and when the barber was finished, he stood up with hair all over him, which was not even brushed off his neck or shirt.
I have a suggestion: “If you don’t like your job, quit and get another one, or quit the passive aggressive whining and at least smile.”
It seems to me that too many people feel no need to be kind. The friendly cashier, the talkative barber, and the caring doctors are all but a fond memory in far too many business establishments.
Even if you don’t believe in God, believing as Richard Dawkins does that science has freed us from believing in a creator, you have to admit that treating others as you would expect to be treated is pretty good advice. At least eight ancient religions, including Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Taoism, have a form of the “Golden Rule” within their perspective holy writings.
What harm would it do to have a good attitude even if you have a job you don’t like? With a good attitude, you might have a chance of receiving a better job offer from a customer, but with a bad attitude, all employers are just glad to know that you are some other employer’s problem.
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you… (Matthew 7:12a) NIV.
In His dust,
Johnny
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