The times they are a’changin’
My new book offers entertaining and enlightening insights on the passage of time
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The Spiral of Time offers fresh insights for every reader seeking an entertaining, intriguing, and illuminating journey through the pathways of time and the doorways of wisdom.
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Here’s a lesson I learned from my father:
On one occasion, after my parents had been seated at a restaurant, my mother reached for the breadbasket but then immediately recoiled. “There’s a bug in there,” she whispered to my father.
Sure enough. My father called over the waitress. “There’s a cockroach in our breadbasket,” he said quietly. The waitress, embarrassed and apologetic, removed the basket and brought a replacement.
There was a bug in the second basket as well. My father quietly called over the waitress a second time.
Moments later, the manager appeared at the table. “I’m so sorry,” he began. “They’re not cockroaches, they’re water beetles. We have an infestation and we’re doing all we can to keep it under control.”
Then he added: “Thank you so much for not making a commotion. Your dinner is on the house.”
The story doesn’t end there. Toward the end of the meal, my father wanted a second drink. But he didn’t order one, concerned that it might appear he was taking advantage of the manager’s largess. Although he would have been happy to pay for a second drink, he wasn’t going to take one for free.
When we consider how our actions will be seen by others, we both encourage others to judge us favorably and influence them to expect more from themselves.
The higher the standards we set for ourselves, the more likely it is those around us will follow our example. By making ourselves better, we make the world we live in a better place for all of us to live.
