[This is a repeat of a grif.net blog from 15 years ago this mon=
th. I have recently retired to a senior community in another state, with ma=
ny people helping to make life easier for me. This hit home.]
An RN =
shared the story of her training during her first semester of nursing schoo=
l: Our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student an=
d had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What =
is the first name of the woman who cleans these classrooms?"
Surely t=
his was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several time=
s. 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.
Before class =
ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz g=
rade. "Absolutely," said the professor.
"In your care=
ers you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserv=
e your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say ‘hello.’&quo=
t;
&qu=
ot;I’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Doro=
thy."
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Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
"Jesus Knows =
Me, This I Love!"