Thanks for the reminder!!!!

Often in life I hurry up and try to get on to the next mission. I tend to forget that there is so much more than just going through the motions. Tonight I covered the last two hours of my clerks shift and was dead set on locking the doors at EXACTLY 10:00pm and not helping anyone else. The store has already been open for 16 hours everyone had a fair shot is the way I see it. However at 10:02 "one last customer pulls up to the window and proceeds to ask me all about rolling your own cigarettes. While I would love to fill her world with wonderful information, I can't seem to concentrate on anything other than the clock. After about three minutes of explaining she than asks if I'm the one who writes all the notes in the window. I say yes which leads to numerous other compliments about my writings, store image, and general nature. By now I feel really good about keeping the door open for the extra five minutes. As I go to lock the front door an ambulance pulls up. The possibilities for bad karma are endless for turning down an ambulance so I decide to let them in. By now four medics get out and decide to
take there sweet ass time, after all they still have five hours left on there shift. While I would never wish for a reason for the drivers to have to hurry up and leave, I do want to get home.
After another 5-6 minutes they leave. Finally I get to lock up and go home. Wait now an Air Force National Guard comes in wearing his complete outfit. Knowing there is absolutely no way
I am about to join any organization where part of your job description involves learning how to kill other people, the least I could do is support those who are couragous enough to do so. Fortunately he was very quick in getting his needs. I couldn't decide what I was more thankful for, his courage or his ability to shop fast. Either way I am thankful all 3 transactions made it worth it to stay open a little longer. With people out there truly making a difference in this world, I have no right to bitch about staying an extra10-15 minutes. Thanks for the reminder!!