Today at the grocery store, my meager total came to $8.71 and I gave $20 cash. I received back 4 five dollar bills and a single (or $21).
"You gave me to much change" I said.
"No, you gave $20 and this is your change."
I had to argue with the sweet woman at the register on how she gave me too much. She was so persistent that she was right, that for a brief moment, I wondered if I couldn't add right (when was the last time you received 4 five-dollar bills as change!).
I think she was just overwhelmed with her work.
We had a positive tiff (although I knew I was right!) and once she really realized (and after I humbly said, maybe I'm wrong!), she said, "thank you for saving me..."
How easy would it have been to walk away!.
And how easy would it be for her employer to fire her.
Living with integrity is vital. I'm not trying to boost myself in any way (trust me!), but I think that if we can all live in a way that serves others and helps them out, we will have a better society.
It doesn't matter that she fought me and thought I was wrong...it would have been so easy to take the extra $10... And then could have been fired!
Let's do people right, no matter how argumentative they are!
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