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Five Lessons about How We Treat People

April 10th 2006

A friend recently forwarded to me an email he received from a friend.  The title: “Five Lessons about How We Treat People.”  Each are great lessons and reminders for all of us and I thought I’d share each of the five lessons – one each day – with you this week.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
 

First Important Lesson – Cleaning Lady.
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?  Surely this was some kind of joke.  I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?
 

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.  Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.  “Absolutely,” said the professor. “In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant.  They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say ‘hello’.  I’ve never forgotten that lesson.  I also learned her name was Dorothy.
 

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Ron Goch, The Telios Group
 

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