I had an epiphany this evening at work. The store was closing and I was counting registers when a guy comes in and asks for me to help him find a power tie. (I work in the dress shirts and tie department) so we walk around trying to find a tie to fit the description he was looking for. After that he wanted a tie pin, he like 5 of them so he purchased all 5. He also needed a white shirt. So he bought 2 of them (I had to take his measurements; neck and arms. During the measuring I could smell alcohol on him). Also he got a sports jacket for him and his friend. Then he needed shoes. So he looked and got a pair of shoes. After that he wanted something casual to wear around the pool, so I picked that out too. His friend got a sports jacket and a tie. His total purchase came to over $1000 and he was acting like that was chump change.
The realization I came to was how I never wanted to be like that. Humility was not his strong point at all. He was very friendly, but he was acting like he was better than everyone else. Money is not something he worried about. As I was helping him he introduced me to his body guard who was packing heat (he had a gun). Not sure why he told me this, I could have cared less. All I wanted was for him to keep his distance. (For some reason buzzed or drunk people like to invade my bubble) after all was found, purchased, and then they were finally were leaving the store. I walked them out and it was very strange to see how everyone who was with this guy was circled around him walking him out. They treated him like royalty.
On my way home I was really energetic because of the AMAZING sale I had done that day (just to give you an idea, I am supposed to make about $900 a day in my department. That’s for the whole day, so this 20 minute shopper was a good sale). But as I was thinking about him, I thought; “I never want to be like that.”
There is another customer we had in the store just a few days before, a man by the name of Jeffery Holland. He was friendly with everyone, just like this other guy, but the difference in the way they presented themselves is like night and day. This guy was swearing and throwing around his authority. But Elder Holland on the other hand was respectful of the people around him, and he was humble about the responsibilities he has been given. This other individual was boastful about his duties and the things he has done in life.
I have talked about vanity before, and it is something that might kill me. But after comparing the two tonight, Elder Holland is the best good example, and this other guy is the fear of what I might become. Perhaps this was a warning sign from God to show me what could happen to me if I continue in the prideful way I have been viewing myself.
Dr.K
(Song: Dignity, Artist: Hilary Duff)
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