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This morning, I had a transaction that left me dissatisfied. I bought some fruit from a fruit merchant. He had his ears plugged with headphones of some sort and I had my ears plugged with headphones. I bought my fruit, handed him my $1 and he snatched it with nary a word of "thanks" before moving on to the next customer. What would you do? A conservative might say, "this is a business transaction, and you received the product you wanted and if you don't like it, go somewhere else" and a liberal might say, "have you put yourself in the vendor's shoes? how unjust they get treated and forced to make a living this way, think of their families, and oh it is the joy of diversity in our great city" But what does the gospel say? I should be more friendly next time? engage the person right? What impact could I have by being that one person who engages and is not stuck in my own little self-asborbed world. What would you do?
Matthew 12:9 He who has ears let them hear.
Shop at another stand. Customer service is key to any business.
ReplyDeleteMark Dever recommends building relationship over time by frequenting the same places, and taking a real interest in the people with whom we interact. I've tried that with my local hardware store (to which I find myself going frequently) and have developed a friendship with the proprietor.
ReplyDeleteI like that. During these frequent exchanges, possibly more so in New York City than anywhere else, I wonder why won't people change and then I realize I have a part to play in that. It may not work to my expectation but if we will not stand in the gap with people, then how can we live out our faith.
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