Dorothy
During the second month of nursing school, a professor gave his students a pop quiz. One conscientious student breezed through the questions, until he read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. He had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would he know her name? He handed in his paper, leaving the last question blank.
Before class ended, another student asked if the last question would count toward everyone's 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".
He never forgotten that lesson. He also learned her name was Dorothy.
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Posted by Ken Sapp on January 16, 2006 08:00 AM | Link
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Excellent - we are all just as important to God. Sometimes we forget this and our own self importance can get in the way. We all have a job to do and the greatest job is to teach everyone to love God, and love each other. A cleaner can do this just as well as a top professor, thanks for reminding me of that.
Posted by: jean faragher | October 21, 2007 11:34 PM
This reminds me of the story in the Gospel of John about the Samaritan Woman by the well. She is by social stigma a "sinner", and Jesus is not supposed to talk to her because she is a woman and Samaritan. But he knows everyone is important. She is given the job of being the first preacher to tell the big news, the Messiah is here, it is Jesus.
Posted by: Teresa corrigan | February 24, 2008 05:07 AM