Two encounters

[asakiyume]

A few days ago I went in to the nearby supermarket. I went to one cashier whom I like--we always chat a little. She's maybe in her thirties? You won't be able to tell from my sketch, though I'm pleased because it does kind of look like her. She has pretty intense cheekbones.

Anyway, it had been a few days since I'd been in, and when she saw me, she smiled and said, "Good to see you! I haven't seen you in a while!"

This made me so very happy.

Which is just to say, little friendships, or whatever you want to call them--friendly acquaintanceships--can make a difference.



The other encounter was at a Dunkin Donuts. I was waiting in line, and at last it was my turn to order.

"You were the last, but now you're first," the manager said. (He was taking the orders.)

"Wow, like in the Bible," I said.

He gave me a look full of great skepticism. Not sure where the skepticism was aimed but .... anyway, the coffee was great.

Tune in next entry for a very cool poem I heard this morning.

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

This is what I try my hardest to do at work, because people need it. To look at everyone as an individual person with whom I'm interacting.

ALSO one of these days I'm going to write a novel about this experience of little lovely friendships. I have it all plotted, about a Minoan girl's recovery from tragedy to life, including a friendship lie this with a stonemason. One of these days...

"I was a right wing child star"

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

I think you're very successful.

Re: "I was a right wing child star"

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Your subject line... it comes from a blog post by the Two-Dollar Challenge guy, doesn't it?

Re: "I was a right wing child star"

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Whoops. It was an inadvertent title-- now that comment titles are back the space keeps grabbing for subjects from posts on my own LJ, often from way back. In this case it came from a Salon column (http://www.salon.com/2012/07/08/i_was_a_right_wing_child_star/) by Jonathan Krohn.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

What you do for people is a real blessing. You're literally spreading joy. I feel huge thankfulness and relief thinking of you and how you brighten people's lives when things are likely very grim for them.

Also, that novel sounds *awesome*