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Attitude Adjustment

 The Difference Between the Curmudgeons and the Serene

By Linda Offenheiser Copyright © 

 
Have you ever noticed how many unhappy people there are in
this world of ours? Almost every time I venture out I come
in contact with them. You see them in the stores, the
market, on the roads ~ everywhere. They are the ones who
don't seem to know how to look pleasant. Their faces are
scrunched up in ugly frowns, they sigh and grumble a lot.
They're rude to store clerks and restaurant servers. They
honk their horns if traffic doesn't move fast enough to
suit them. They let the door slam in your face as you enter
a store. They yell at their children and lose their tempers
if they are made to wait.

They seem to be chronically angry. Nothing seems to please
them. What's wrong with them? Maybe their lives haven't
turned out the way they had planned ~ maybe the stress of
everyday living is too much for them ~ maybe they hold
bitterness and resentment inside until it becomes visible
for all to see. And ~ maybe a few of them are just having a
bad day.

When you meet these kinds of people your first inclination
is to stay as far away from them as possible. That's
probably the safest thing to do! ; ) But sometimes, if you
make an effort to talk with them, maybe just smile and say
hello, you find their countenance changes ~ they almost
seem surprised that anyone would make the effort to connect
with them. Their faces soften and they smile back at you.
At times just saying "hi" to one of these people can start
a pleasant conversation.

One day at the grocery store I happened to get a cashier
who really looked surly! I asked her if she was having a
bad day. That started a ten minute conversation in which
she told me she had been working 16 straight days without a
break; that she was getting married in a month and had a
million things left to do for the wedding. As she talked
she became more animated and began to smile. As I left, I
noticed she greeted the customer in line behind me in a
pleasant, happy voice.

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