~Boris Pasternak
Sometimes, it
feels as though I am always in rush-rush mode.
As I drove to a business meeting recently, I came across a closed lane
on the highway. Anticipating that I
might be a few minutes late, I called the person I was meeting to let him
know. "Our meeting was at 10?"
he asked. Uh-oh, I thought, and hoped
that it was not earlier. It turns out
that he had mistakenly thought it was at 11 am.
He said that the fastest he could arrive was 10:30. I told him it was no problem at all as I had
plenty to keep me busy. As it turns out,
I arrived at our meeting place at 10:01.
But his being late gave me the unexpected gift of a half hour. I was able to make a call, respond to e-mails
and just catch my breath. Most of the
time, being late throws things off, annoys the other person and is just not
good business. But every so often, being
late has an unexpected result. And in my
case, I decided that it was a little unintended -- and unanticipated --
kindness thrown my way.
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