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In the last week, I have read two things that I thought were both useful and quite profound.<\/p>\n
Before you read, be aware, they are not my habitual and regular standard ‘business, business, business’ posts, but I think they are both important. And both can apply in business…<\/p>\n
I will share the second one later this week.<\/p>\n
The first just popped up on social media. I read it once, then I read it again. Something I hadn’t really ever thought specifically about. It speaks to our lives, not just work – but applies everywhere.<\/p>\n
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It was written by a lady I know nothing about from Oz – Adele Barbaro…<\/p>\n
Here it is \u2013<\/p>\n
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Melbourne mum Adele Barbaro, who blogs as The Real Mumma, took to Facebook after witnessing two elderly people being treated poorly while others \u201cfade away into the busy life\u201d they live.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said \u2018it\u2019s in 6\u2019,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added days later she watched an elderly man \u201cstruggle in the heat\u201d who had \u201cobviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg\u201d.<\/p>\n
But no one paid attention to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped or looked or acknowledged him,\u201d Ms Barbaro wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cI took him to his car and checked he was OK. He told me he had a fall and wasn\u2019t sure how the air con worked in his car so he just didn\u2019t use it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI sat with him, until his air con kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day.<\/p>\n
When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket or struggling to their car, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cThink about your grandparents and your parents and how pissed you would be if someone didn\u2019t stop to help them.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added \u201conce upon a time they were you\u201d and had responsibilities such as work and children.<\/p>\n
They deserve our utmost respect and consideration,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people gave a s*** about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and geez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me.\u201d