Important life lesson 1

1. - First Important Lesson -
Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.

Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our 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'.
I've never forgotten that lesson.
I also learned her name was Dorothy.

Very good life lesson...smart teacher! Thanks Tanya

It didn't happen to me though... now that I read it, it sounds like it... I got it in an email.

Yes, I'd heard that before and forgotten it. It's a very good lesson. I try to remember that, that everyone who comes into our life is a player on our personal stage so there for a "reason."

I STILL remember the name of the cleaning lady at my grade school! It was MARY! (patting myself on the back LOL) I can see her in my mind like I had seen her yesterday!

Wow, Tomi!!! You have a reaaaaally good memory!!!!!!

Yes, good thought. I have always felt that everyone, male and female should have to wait tables for a while. What you learn about ppl, and hard jobs that are unappreciated by so many, will affect you either positively or negatively for the rest of your life. Which way things like this affect you is up to you.

great idea and life lesson unfortunately having DID works against me on this issue because part of my having dId is not remembering personal information such as names of people I meet when in a dissociated frame of mind. One time I was someplace and this one person stopped me and started to talk to me. The while time she was talking and asking me questions I was thinking who the heck is this woman. I went back to my mother and told her some strange woman just stopped me and was asking me all kinds of questions. she went with me to find the woman.. it turned out that I had seen that woman the day before at my physicians office. she was my physicians nurse but because she was not in the doctors office and I have DID I could not remember seeing her the day before or even place who she was.

my having DID any personal information like people I meet, names, places dates just don't stick in the conscious level of thinking in my head. Heck I have trouble remembering how old I am. One time I reported my bike stolen only to have a police officer bring my bike home from the local store from where I had left it. LOL