“I swear! People are so lazy these days!” These are the words which crossed my mind as I patiently awaited for a “good for nothing employee” to open the bay door so I could get my oil changed at our local lube station. My kids were in the back seat starting to fight so it became even more imperative for whoever was taking an extended smoking break out back to take their last puff and serve the customers. Finally, an employee took his sweet time walking over to my car, so I rolled the window down and put on my best pastoral smile. “How’s it going,” I asked. “Good,” said the young employee. He continued, “I just wanted to let you know that the oil change station closed an hour ago.” About the same time, my eye caught the big sign with the hours posted right in front of my face and sure enough, he was right. Even worse was the fact that I had to reverse my car (because the bay door was already locked) to take the drive of shame as, I’m sure, all the employees were pointing and laughing at the idiot who can’t read the hours sign.
I wasted so much time waiting when the answer was right there. Life seems to work so much better when a person stays alert to those things which are already revealed.
What things are obvious, yet being ignored in your life?
