Thoughts on the knock on the door at the hotel

The course of our lives is small but great, because there are many truths contained in it.

I've been out of town these days, mostly staying in hotels. I'm sick at the same time, so I have to sleep for a long time every day. As we all know, aunties have to clean every day, and they will knock on the door before cleaning. Knocking on the door will seriously affect sleep.

One night, I told the aunt who came to clean: Because I am a little uncomfortable, it is inconvenient for me every time someone comes to clean, so I have delayed it until now, and I am sorry to let you come so late. .

After listening, the aunt said thoughtfully: OK, I understand! I am informing them now that they will not knock on your room from now on. When you need cleaning, please call the front desk directly.

I'm happy with this solution.

However, the next morning, I still heard a loud and powerful knock on the door. I was surprised. Then a young male voice said: Hello, do you have any clothes to wash?

Suddenly, I understood: Yes, laundry and housekeeping are not the same department at all! The leader of the cleaning aunt can only notify the cleaning team to give me special care, and other things are not within her scope of authority.

This thing makes people think, in two dimensions.

First, you still have to work hard in everything. How can I have a peaceful sleep if I don't inform the cleaning team leader?

Second, after hard work, embrace impermanence. The cleaning team leader does not have the authority to take charge of all aspects, and the guest room boy also has his own duties to perform, so the possibility of being disturbed cannot be completely eliminated.

Of course, the week after the housekeeping boy knocked on the door and asked about the laundry was peaceful and uneventful. I flexibly asked my aunt to come up and clean at any time.

Regarding this matter, when I think of some people who believe in low-probability events, they may say: Look, look, tell the aunt, it will not prevent someone from knocking on the door. Except for the laundry boy, if there is A drunkard knocks on the wrong door, it's inevitable, right?

Yes, this is part of lying down thinking.

In fact, I think people who believe in and admire small-probability events are quite pitiful, because at least they don’t know how happy it is to be able to change things through struggle and to control the boat of destiny. People who are willing to struggle subjectively are brave, and brave people deserve a better life. At the same time, most brave people can face the small probability time optimistically and take it calmly.

Chinese-style education always says, "Love others broadly, be close to the people, and study literature when you have spare energy." "The Holy Inheritance of the Unparalleled Learning and the Creation of Peace for All Eternities" is always very big, very grand, very broad, and very advanced. In fact, Western schools always refine and advocate several key words, such as bravery, independence, confidence, positivity, etc., which are very simple but very important, pragmatic, feasible, and are essential for a person's development. Important basic qualities.

Liang Shuming said that Chinese culture is the precocious development of human culture (from "Essentials of Chinese Culture"). Maybe it's true, we mature early and we are awesome, but wouldn't it be better if we could keep an open eye, be inclusive, find the light elsewhere, and use it for ourselves?

Another earlier article about hotel service

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