Are We Too Lazy to Return Our Carts?
Returning your grocery cart isn't a law, and there's definitely no shopping cart police patrolling the parking lot. Yet, I still make it a point to return mine almost every time, not because I’m aiming for a gold star in good citizenship but because it literally takes just 30 seconds to make someone else’s day a little easier. It's all about sharing our public space and doing the right thing—even when no one's watching. If we can’t manage something as simple as a cart, how can we tackle the bigger challenges of living together? So, what do you think? Let’s chat about it!
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Transcript
This is the Daily note from jamesabrown.net I was at the supermarket and I watched a guy in shorts and sandals kick his cart into an empty space and walk away.
Speaker A:Returning your cart isn't required by law.
Speaker A:Nobody gets fined, and there's no shopping cart police.
Speaker A:I hope it's just the right thing to do for the next person, for the workers, for the idea that we share a public space.
Speaker A:There's no reward.
Speaker A:You just didn't make someone else's day harder.
Speaker A:I return my cart almost every time, not because I'm a great person, but because I can spare 30 seconds for a stranger.
Speaker A:And if we can't handle returning a grocery cart, how do we handle the bigger tests of living together?
Speaker A:What do you think?
Speaker A: -: Speaker A:On that note, I'm James A.
Speaker A:Brown, and as always, be well.
