(hey look glen...finally)
today i met a man named ronald michael. he is homeless. he came into the bakery i work at in chicago this evening, ordered a coffee, and asked if we had any cinnamon rolls on "credit." i said no but i let him have some free cookie samples. i was trying to be intentional ya know? acknowledge him as a human rather than "that homeless man." his being present caused an uproar though because he didn't smell very pleasant and his "perfume" was causing the entire bakery cafe to hold his odor. one of the managers asked him to leave. where should the line be drawn ya know? he is a human too and he was a paying customer but he comes in a lot i was informed, and it's bad for business...but...i'm glad i at least asked his name.
and the awkward award goes to me for this week. the winning line is:
"maybe we'll see each other in a social situation some time..."
no joke. i said that to someone. distract me while i'm talking and who knows what u'll get.
5 comments:
Yes! So glad you're a-blogging now.
I think it's tough. I don't really know what to say. As a young twentysomething I usually get pissed off and start yelling things about them being humans too and paying customers and let the people not come, blah, blah, blah. But I don't know, you know? I feel like Jesus would say something cutting, foundational in either case. So who knows?
well, well, well, look who's here...
YAY! welcome to the world of blogging. :) it's kinda cool being able to leave updates for friends to read...i'm looking forward to more tales of Shannon...the barefooted gypsy woman whom i love so dearly!!!
i miss you! i loved getting your email and will write you one back of equal length-- so much to catch up on, huh??
i think you have a wonderful heart Shan, and i think that asking someone's name is so humanizing...when often people see others as a nuisance or infringing on their business day or something.
Kindness and even thoughtful, caring words can be HUGE in someone's day, ya know?
oh and it's just getting warm enough to go barefoot here!!!
hooray my friend! i think your blog name is beautiful. and wait, so are you. (and by beautiful i really mean it) :) i want you back soon, but am glad you're doing well in chicago.
quit your job.
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