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My visual perception could be better and I’m always disappointed with overlooking vital information. Sometimes I miss things that are in front of me. Case in point: I went to my doctor’s office yesterday to have my blood drawn and had to sign in upon arrival. First, I noticed an old white man in his I think 60s sitting across from me. Subsequently, I pulled out my phone and began to sign in the required information. Afterwards, I exchanged pleasantries with the old man, but he started chuckling which confused me because I was curious to know what he found funny. Did I do something wrong? To my surprise, there was a small digital clock in front of a clipboard I signed.
So, what’s the significance of the small digital clock? Apparently, since his arrival, I was the third person to completely miss the digital clock in front of the clipboard and use their phone to write down the time. To my chagrin, I went to the bathroom to “save face”. I began to think that this old man had no trouble initially seeing the digital clock in front of him, and found amusement in my lack of concentration. That said, I believe most people would tell me not to dwell on this situation because it’s something trivial and to use it as a learning experience. But I can’t simply forget it! Therefore, I chose to write this post to process everything that transpired. In conclusion, what can you glean from this situation? Do you think I’m making a big deal out of nothing? Comment below.
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I think there’s two ways of seeing this, and being the daughter of a man who would have found humour in something like this, I can tell you that there is more to this than meets the eye. It’s a generational thing – in his generation, the small digital clock would have been obvious and useful; in our generation, using a mobile phone to check the time is more useful, ie. what we call “force of habit”. I don’t think you’re making a big deal out of nothing, quite the contrary, actually – being somebody who used to work in a health centre, I think the man would have done well to mind his own business and find something better to do.
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😂, True, it’s definitely a generational difference that would cause us to, in a sense, ignore those antiquated things. Just so you know, he was minding his business until I initiated the interaction. We were in a waiting room, and I’m sure you know for most people, there isn’t much to do there. Anyway, thank you for reading and commenting.
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Oh I see, an oversight. I was thinking that in my practice we wouldn’t have tolerated “patient-watching” for want of a better word – it’s nosey and prying into other people’s business and probably would have been addressed quite curtly by a member of staff, or even security if needs be. Haha hey we try. I had a young patient pop a packet of potato chips on the waiting area floor once, then walk out with his Mom. If our patients were so bored, perhaps they should have asked for the broom 😂
I hope you’re okay, by the way 😊
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