Saying Hello
Oct. 6th, 2005 05:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
qosA couple of mornings ago I was walking out of the parking lot toward my office when I recognized the CEO of the company driving in. He was talking on his cell phone as he stopped to wave his badge at the automatic gate. I have this thing about always looking at the people in cars as they pass in the parking lot, in case I recognize him, and it so happened that even though he was driving and talking, he also looked up and past the gate sensor and saw me.
Our eyes met, I smiled, and he gave me a great smile at about the same moment, and a half-wave with his badge.
I've spoken with this man once, a year ago. He probably wouldn't remember my name. He might or might not recognize me if we ran into each other elsewhere, but probably not. But I felt like he really saw me and gave as much of a genuine greeting as he could under the circumstances.
When I got into the building, I greeted and was greeted by our security guards, and then exchanged cheerful good mornings with one of the new guys in the mail room who delivers on my floor.
And I went on to my desk in an excellent mood, feeling very good about the company I work for, about the great people I work with.
It was several days before I realized that I and my own attitude had been as much a key factor in the greetings and smiles as the people around me. And that was kind of a nice thought.
You sure can learn a lot about a person simply from how they say, "Hi" everyday, huh, QoS?
And they can learn a lot about you.
Isn't that special?
The Universe
Our eyes met, I smiled, and he gave me a great smile at about the same moment, and a half-wave with his badge.
I've spoken with this man once, a year ago. He probably wouldn't remember my name. He might or might not recognize me if we ran into each other elsewhere, but probably not. But I felt like he really saw me and gave as much of a genuine greeting as he could under the circumstances.
When I got into the building, I greeted and was greeted by our security guards, and then exchanged cheerful good mornings with one of the new guys in the mail room who delivers on my floor.
And I went on to my desk in an excellent mood, feeling very good about the company I work for, about the great people I work with.
It was several days before I realized that I and my own attitude had been as much a key factor in the greetings and smiles as the people around me. And that was kind of a nice thought.
You sure can learn a lot about a person simply from how they say, "Hi" everyday, huh, QoS?
And they can learn a lot about you.
Isn't that special?
The Universe
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Re: Cynical, moi?
Date: 2005-10-07 04:16 am (UTC)