Yesterday, in the break room at work, I noticed four distinct conversations going on at the same time. One in Arabic, French, Spanish, and English. At certain points, those who spoke more than one of these languages would suddenly jump into one of the other conversations and add their two cents worth, as it were. Contagious laughter would ensue and even those from the other conversations would join in to laugh because of those who were now laughing so hard.
Within this break down of languages, there are further groups of Muslims, Baptists, Catholics, Buddhists, and Non-religious, not to even mention gay or straight, yet we are one of the tightest and most supportive teams with which I've ever had the privilege of working. Last night, as we sprinted to handle issues that had been compounded because of snow and de-icing delays, our team kicked the spirit of cooperation to an honorably high level. Many of my coworkers had been awake for over 30 hours and you could see their faces drained of energy. With encouraging pats on the back when customers threatened our patience, to laughter and smiles when our tasks were nearing completion, we understood one simple concept: we were completely and utterly in this thing together. We faced a lot together last night, and we did it well.
We are all in this thing called life together. Let's start doing this thing called life together better.
Namaste and peace to you.
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