“You make an . . . out of you and me.” We’ve all heard it. Mostly at times when someone is quick to remind us we aren’t as smart as we think we are. Well I had one of those moments recently and I thought I’d share it. Maybe a few laughs will wash away the guilt.
I recently went to the grocery store and while walking through the parking lot I passed a man parked in the handicapped spot. He was in a wheelchair and trying to reach the door of his van with one hand while still holding his shopping cart with the other. I noticed this and thought I’d help the guy out. “I’ll save him a trip to that cart drop-off thingy,” I said to myself.
“Hey sir, I’ll take that.”
“Oh, okay,” he said as he looked up at me.
And that was it. Innocent enough. I went throughout the store and picked up a few items. I made my way back to the front to check out and what did I see? That same man, in his wheelchair, SHOPPING.
Yep. That’s right. That guy wasn’t done shopping when I took his cart. He was just getting started. I ducked my head and got out of there as quickly as possible. I got back to my vehicle as soon as I could before I let it sink in that I took that guy’s cart right out of his hands. Then I remembered the face he had made. The man’s wide-eyes I had mistaken as the look of appreciation was actually more along the lines of a “what the heck was that” kind of look.
So I guess the lesson here, if you need one, is don’t jump to conclusions. Just leave that to this guy. Take a second, look around, maybe say something, and you might avoid feeling like an idiot later.
“Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth” – Tryon Edwards
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