Sunday, July 5, 2015

The Kindness of Form-Completing Help

"Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is."
~ Liya Kebede

I am form-averse.  You can ask me to do all kinds of things -- write a letter in the middle of the night, for instance -- and I will be fine.  But ask me to fill out a form... Now that's a problem.  There are some new forms that I have just started to complete for work on a monthly basis.  Recently, I called a woman in our main office for help.  Although it was the afternoon just before a holiday weekend, she patiently walked me through each step -- as though she had all the time in the world, which I knew she did not.  A couple of times, I lost what I was working on.  Instead of sounding exasperated, she kept laughing and saying, "You're hilarious."  She could have called me a few other things, but we ended up having a good laugh.  I was grateful both for her help and her good humor.


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