Robert Fulghum said...

[certainthings]

Robert Fulghum: Without realizing it, we fill important places in each other's lives. It's that way with a minister and congregation. Or with the guy at the corner grocery, the mechanic at the local garage, the family doctor, teachers, neighbors, co-workers. Good people, who are always "there," who can be relied upon in small, important ways. People who teach us, bless us, encourage us, support us, uplift us in the dailiness of life. We never tell them. I don't know why, but we don't.
And, of course, we fill that role ourselves. There are those who depend on us, watch us, learn from us, take from us. And we never know. Don't sell yourself short. You may never have proof of your importance, but you are more important than you think.

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[ferrynheit.livejournal.com]

Aww. I like that. Makes me want to thank everyone over and over.

Makes me think of a recent little incident. Every once in a while I order Pizza Hut delivery at work. They usually give you a few mints with your delivery. I love those mints, so I started asking for lots of them when I'd put in my order. The pizza delivery guy remembered that I love them, so one night, when he was delivering pizza to someone in the parking lot (since my place of business is the furthest they will go), he ran inside real quick and dropped off some mints for me. It was a total surprise. Made my night.

Ah, the little things in life. The people who touch our lives every day and enrich it. Those we recognize and those we don't notice as much. Well, I hope we start to notice. Everyone has a place, and we are all needed in some way. I love that. :)

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Awww. I like that story :)

And really? Someone ordered pizza in a parking lot?

[ferrynheit.livejournal.com]

Pizza Hut only delivers so far, so if you live out of their delivery range, then you'd have to meet the delivery guy at their furthest point. For those who live past my job, they come to our parking lot to pick up their pizza.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

That's kind of neat.