Dear all,
The other morning I caught this photo of Ron and Eli. It warmed my heart as the two smiled with one another.
Later in the day, we were preparing to leave a parking garage when I realized I had lost my parking entry ticket. What should have been free for one hour transformed into “$30 for a lost ticket.”
I went to the ticket office to plead my case. The person working was firm that she had to collect the full lost ticket amount. I thought of the morning photo of Ron and Eli and asked, “Would it help if I smile?” Something melted in her – and she said, “Most people give me a hard time. But this makes my day.”
She charged me a fraction of the full price, and we both ended the interaction feeling really good.
And as my family drove off, I realized ….. All it takes is a moment in time to turn tension into goodness.
With love and Shalom,
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
