I was waiting to pay for my groceries the other day. There was one older man in front of me with a minimal number of items to buy, which is exactly why I picked the line I found myself standing in.
The cashier asked the obligatory, "How are you doing today?"
To which he replied, "Every day I wake up is a good one."
He probably answers that way to everyone. Maybe so often that he doesn't mean it anymore, the words just spill out. His pat answer. (Is it cynical of me to think this way?)
Regardless, he got me thinking.
"Every day I wake up is a good one."
Hmmm, what a way to live. I've heard it before: Every day is a gift. Enjoy the moment. Live in the present, etc., etc. etc.
I'm still thankful for the reminder.
Whether he actually meant it or not.
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