Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Practicing a Little Patience


--by Aurelia, posted Nov 17, 2011

I work at night in a department store. Yesterday I had a customer come to my register to order socks from our catalog. It seemed pretty clear and easy to me, but she was struggling to figure out how many 3packs she needed to order. She apologized for being so confused and told me she had a head trauma and it was taking time for her to think.

I told her not to worry and we would figure it out together. She pulled out paper and wrote down 3 and then put numbers in groups....it was really something how she worked hard to figure out 3 x 4 = 12.  That she needed 12 pairs, which was 4 packs...which I could have just told her, but I could see she needed to figure it out and feel good about it.  

In  the meantime, her husband showed up and she lost her train of thought. It took about 10 minutes to place her order, but she left feeling really good about herself and her husband thanked me profusely.

Sometimes it's hard to show patience, but it really pays off.

 

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Readers Comments

alraisi wrote: Even though you could have helped her with that but you wanted her to be proud of herself. That decision was the best! :) God bless you for being such a great person. Smiles and Hugs, Alaisi
heartofflesh wrote: Being patient through understanding. You have shown kindness. You have allowed someone to do things in their own way.Bless your soul.
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: Patience is a virtue, but one that I see in you often! :)
madeusmile wrote: You may never know how much that helped her. You were very sweet to make her feel comfortable and let her work at her own pace. You're awesome!
JuneBug wrote: You are 2 GOOD
2 BE
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4 GOTTEN
sabrina wrote: You were so nice to let her work it out. She needed to be assured abt herself. Thanks for that. Smilesss n hugs, Sabrina
SunshineGirl wrote: How sweet of you to be so patient with that lady. I'm sure she and her husband really appreciated that. You're truly a special person. God bless you & yours always! Smiles, Hugs, & Prayers to you
smilingdaisy wrote: Thanks so much for treating that woman with kindness and love Aurelia! I have worked with many people with disabilities and they may be just like us but they just need a little more patience and understanding. You encouraged her to keep on trying, keep reaching for her goals. God bless your kind heart!
unknown wrote: What a huge blessing you gave that woman, Aurelia! I had a stroke 3 years ago and struggled to make my mind work, and it was easy for people to do things FOR me, but it took a really understanding and loving person to help me figure it out for myself. It gave me my dignity back and my sense of accomplishment. So, blessings on your sweet heart for having done that for her.
peanut wrote: Fantastic story,you had the patience & understood this woman & let her keep her dignity at the same time.

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