Wise words
We have all been to the store and had to wait in those long lines. Sometimes people are in a hurry and some people are just waiting patiently. I had got my things that morning and had got in line at the grocery store. From what I remember I had a few things to check out with my buggy. I saw this old man come up right after me with his one item at hand. I looked over to the over gentleman and said, " Go ahead in front of me." He looked at me and said, " If I wanted to be in front of you I should have gotten up sooner!" For a moment I was like 'oh'. But what that man said that day stuck with me to this day! What he said goes back further than that if you think about it. People would also say 'The early bird gets the worm' growing up. And also sometimes if people wanted to be blunt about things they would say 'You snooze you lose'. All those little witty sayings people would throw your way and let you decide what to do with that little bit of info.
Now coming back to what that man told me that day. He stood patiently behind me in the line at the grocery store. And I went in front with my things and him with his one item. What he said brought a smile to my face because I just got a small life lesson in his path crossing mine in life. And even to this day I still try to use that way of thinking. Getting up on time and getting ahead can make all the difference in the world sometimes. So if you need to get ahead in life you just need to get up sooner and move your ass. LOL...
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