This is Fruitycake. I heard someone say one time that the English language is one of the hardest to learn.
But apparently, the hardest language to learn is how to speak dog. Y’all just don’t listen to us sometimes.
But my persons are learning the Italian language. And that’s very hard for them in many ways. They are used to not only knowing how everything works on a daily basis, but they are used to being able to communicate what they need. The ability to even hold a casual conversation is hard. But they keep trying.
For Girl Person, she is used to simple things like how to shop. For many years, she tells me she has anxiety attacks when she shops for groceries. She’s been trying to figure out why. But she finally realized it was when we didn’t have a lot of that money stuff that she started this. And now, well, that’s still the same. But then also, she can’t read labels well and she just feels out of sorts.
But she says that she loves everything in the store and that Italian food is just the most wonderful. So she tries to concentrate on that.
The one store she goes to is a little bit more of a walk for her. There is another store closer, but it doesn’t have that very nice lady person who works there who always calls her “Cara” and tries to help her and is welcoming. Yes, the closer store is good enough. But it doesn’t have the nice lady person.
So…is good good enough? Yes. That English language again where that sentence looks weird but is correct. But you get my point. Is treating others good enough? Or do we just think that if we don’t cause harm it’s enough? Nope. We need to go an extra step and be what is great and who is great in someone’s day.
It means everything.
Girl Person has decided to bring her a card on Friday when she shops again, written in Italian, to tell her thank you for being kind.
To tell her thank you for making her day. She wants her to know that even though she doesn’t know it, she was the difference yesterday and made her realize she needs to keep trying. And she will.
–Fruitycake
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Now that I am a lot older than I feel, I find accepting help is easier and is offered more often. Like putting my groceries in my car, I frequently have someone offer to help and instead of waving them off, I accept the help. I wonder if I had seen people in need and I ignored them or just didn’t see them. I truly appreciate people a lot more now.