Today was a very late start for me as I slept in to nearly noon. (After crawling into be at 5am, who could blame me, right?) I found myself groggy and my mind unclear, so a day of hard studying really wasn't in the cards as I had hoped. I did read a couple of my articles that I was behind and later in the day I ventured out to finally pick up a few vacuum storage bags and put away my winter outerwear, extra blankets, duvets and comforters.
The moment of my day comes from this brief excursion. As I was checking out with only two packages of these storage bags, the cashier asked me, very seriously, if when you vacuum these bags if the items inside shrink. Confused at the question, thinking perhaps there was a loss of thought as English was not her first language. Instead of answering her question directly, I explained how the bags worked: by vacuuming out all the air from the bag, which takes up less space. She asked again “But does that shrink the items in the bag?” I was surprised at this question and answered no, not the items in the bag do not shrink. There is just not more air in the bag.
She smiled at me in a way that suggested she still didn't understand me. I smiled back to her and wished her a good evening.
Sometimes even simple ideas can be complicated to some. A reminder that we are all different in how we understand and perceive things.
Moments failing to explain.
Moments accepting this for what it is.
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