The Kindness of "Take Your Time"

"Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small.  We haven't time, and to see takes time - like to have a friend takes time."
~ Georgia O'Keefe

At a recent school book fair, I watched a mother struggle to work the cash register.  She was reading a card with instructions as she tried to ring up another mother's purchase.  The cashier mother was getting flustered, but the other mother said, "Take your time -- I'm not in a rush."  She immediately put the cashier mother at ease, which helped her figure out how to finish ringing up the sale.  The two mothers ended up having a friendly chat.