Today I used the credit union's drive through service to deposit my paycheck. Since I was two bays away from the building, I couldn't see the teller but her voice came loud and clear and extremely cheerful over the intercom, "How are you today, Lucinda?"
Now I knew that we weren't close personal friends (no one calls me Lucinda) and my first reaction was to think how over the top and insincere her voice sounded and that made me laugh. But then I realized that if her goal was to spread cheer, she had succeeded. She made me smile and laugh (mostly at myself).
Who am I to judge the sincerity of someone else's greeting?.
I will accept all future cheerful greetings at face value.
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