Would you believe it? Its almost day 14 the finale of the series we have been doing on gratitude.Today or tonight depending on your side of the world. I want to take us back to the simple things we rarely notice. Have you ever gone to a restaurant and received such good service that it made you believe that contrary to popular belief, there is actually people who do care about their jobs and customer care is not as rare as we thought? The people who clean our bathrooms and do the 'dirty' jobs that some of us would never be caught dead doing. What about the plumber or mechanic? The garden boy who is diligent and does his work to the best of his potential.
I am grateful for the people who clean our streets and parks, have you seen those wonderful gentlemen and ladies that help us at malls to pack or help us with our groceries all for us to give them a few shillings or rands? I am grateful for those people who work in the background or behind the scenes; the working mothers & dads (some who get home when the kids have gone to bed but are inspired to go out and making a living to make their children's lives that much better), the housewives the teachers we grew up loving to loath but as we grow older, we realise we are much better people because of them.
Just the other day I saw an amazing sight. There is a recently unemployed gentleman who warmed my heart. He was hanging the laundry as his wife was at work. Does he have to? No! I loved that scene because as irrelevant as that may seem to others he was doing his bit to make it easier for his wife when she finally got home. We all have a role to play in this world some of us share in the shadows while the rest share in the limelight. All of us as we are with our different roles, are unique and important. Whichever role you play, know today you are appreciated and someone somewhere is thanking God for you.
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