Choices We Make

The moment of truth.  You arrive at the airport just after they "close" checked baggage for your flight.  Your bag is small enough to take as a carry on, but with the new security regulations, you know you'll have to throw away a lot of your "stuff."  What do you do?

An unnamed Wild Apple salesperson was faced with exactly this dilemma today.  She (or he) chose her (or his) stuff over getting home fast: it meant getting home at midnight instead of late afternoon.  And what it came down to, she (or he) confided, was the really expensive shampoo that she (or he) didn't want to part with.

I loved that she (or he) was willing to tell me what happened, question aloud her (or his) own sanity, proclaim embarrassment, and laugh and laugh about it.  I like that this person made a choice, maybe the right one, maybe not, and instead of stewing about it like I probably would have, rode it out with humor.