I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one:
"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times.
She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?
I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended,
One student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant.
They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say "hello".
I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.
5 comments:
i kinda like this story cause im a kind of person who is snobish sometimes
but i learned that every small thing matters
nice. a quote from a fairly good book by Barack Obama (dreams of my father / MEMOIR)
One woman cleans a whole college?! Amazing.
i was stumbling and i got about 5 pages ahead of this one and i just had to come back to comment. my eyes welled up at this post.
I always take the time to learn the cleaners name as I didn't like it we I was doing and some people wouldn't even say hello to u
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