not my area…
UPDATE:
Friday I went to Mission Impossible: 3…Â I got an Icee no problem…
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Friday i had another Icee incident…
I was at the movies with my sisters and my friend Katie. I went to get my Icee as usual and ordered my twist… Cherry and blue-rasberry… Katie wanted a blue-rasberry. The kid behind the counter said the blue-rasberry machine was broken. I looked behind him, it was. I looked to the right as I know most movie theaters have 2 machines. It was up and running… So I said, "That one's working." He seriously looked at me and said, "Are you really gonna make me go down there?!?" I contemplated and thought, 15 feet isn't too far to make this kid walk… I was surprised to see how hard it was for this guy to do his job.
2 weeks ago, i went to see Inside Man. I waited in line for about 10 minutes to get my Icee, only to find out that the Icee machine was broken behind her. I asked about the other machine… The response was, "That machine is not in my area." Very surprising to me that at a 60 foot counter, everything isn't in everybody's area.
I can't help but think that there is a relation from those 2 conversations about the way the lazyness of me can overtake and overpower the desire to do what is right or what I am called to do as a follower of Jesus.
I see myself in the shoes of those who encounter the Jewish man who had been robbed and beaten on his way to Jerico from Jerusalem. Sometimes I feel like the Samaritan, and sometimes I feel like the Priest or Levite who used their energy to walk to not only pass the man, but to cross the road and then pass. Unfortunately when I feel like the Samaritan, chances are there are some incentives for me that makes it easier for me to help them out.
To play devil's advocate, I have to say I understand somewhat. Most theaters have more than one machine to make certain sugary/salty treats…popcorn…slurpies/slushys…soda dispensers..etc… This provides an economically efficient way for people behind the counter to retrieve your requested items in a timely and orderly fashion. If the person serving you has to go 15ft out of his way and spend another minute or two making your requested cherry and blue raspberry icee, thats approx. 3-5 minutes he could be serving and making money from customers behind you. Even more, he could be getting in the way of the employees not in his area by slowing them down and lowering their efficiency as well. (plus yours is a twist, so it probably takes MORE time!) So, you have now not only held the line up behind you, but you have slowed down the other lines…(jeez..what were you thinking!?) all because you wanted your cherry and blue raspberry icee… It's probably more cost efficient for the guy to just tell you no than to go down to the other end and get it for you…
or maybe he's just being lazy…