I went to a coffee shop around 10 in the morning to get myself a little caffeinated treat and kick off the day. The guy at the cashier was the manager who were training a new hire. To show an example to the newbie, he welcomed me with smile and asked what I would like for today.
“An iced Santiago, please.” I said.
“Sure!” He replied with the highest spirit and dialed my order into the machine. While I was tapping my card, he asked in a lively voice,
“How has your morning been so far?”
He looked at me with a warm smile in his eyes. Unfortunately, I am not a morning person so it’s the wrong question for me. In my head, I was like,
“I literally just got up and dressed before coming here. So now you ask, and I think about it, I feel bad of being lazy and accomplishing absolutely nothing and being tired already! I probably will never be happy or successful in my life.”
“It’s been alright.” I replied with a forced smile on my straight face. “Thank you.”
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