A letter to the rude man who verbally abused me this morning

Dear rude man,

I am writing you to tell you that I forgive you for being rude to me this morning when you couldn’t get your car out of the stacker. I forgive you despite the fact that you insulted me, directly to my face when you told me that its ok because I just sit here all day and you have to go to work. I wonder what your line of work is, it must be so important that the world will stop without you….oops, hey guess what, the world didn’t stop when you couldn’t get your car out so it must not be that important after all. In line with this, as mundane, mindless, and easy as you may see MY job, I do not think you will be able to do it because this job requires a kind demeanour, a respectful tone, and a sunny disposition, all of which I can see you do not possess. This job may seem easy to you, and perhaps you want to make it more difficult for me by presenting me with a challenge. I thank you for it, if anything it has made me a stronger person, because it has reinforced my belief in the strength and goodness of my character, by contrasting it with yours. I cannot, however forgive you on behalf of the building manager whom you called incompetent, or the stacker technician who you called an idiot, because you voiced your opinion of them to me, and behind their backs. I generally do not like to feel sorry for people but in your case I have to make an exception, I feel sorry that you feel like such an all important being that you have to tread on the seemingly unimportant people along the way. You didn’t even give me your name or your apartment number, assuming that I knew you. I do not know you, all I know is that you come in and go, and never have a smile or a kind word for me.

So mister rude man, I do hope that you never have any more problems with the stacker. I know you are not an idiot, or stupid (only because you told me so) but just so you know, your code is 6652, and also just so you know, the stacker technician could not find anything wrong with the car stacker. Furthermore, you are the only one who has had any problems with the stacker all day.

Have a nice day.

From the consierge.

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