You Can't Out Smart Crazy
- Michael Escamilla
- Jan 18, 2018
- 1 min read
I'm thinking and recalling. How much one thing is like another and then how the other isn't the same as the first thing at all. But it is.
After a long day of raising kids and raking leaves, when I was the primary caretaker for my daughters, I decided I wanted to splurge on dinner that night.
I felt like eating meat which meant building an elaborate set of traps for the road jumper.
Kidding.
Nothing unusual happened on the trip or when parking or walking in. I made my way to the counter imagining the next hour and picked out the best selection they had.
Two fillet mignons. A real treat.
They looked delicious for as small as they were.
I almost couldn't wait to leave and start the grill.
That's when the gentleman behind the counter made a big mistake.
He asked me, point blank, as if I would be unprepared to answer:
"Is there anything else I can do for you?" Of course there was.
On that day, within that square at that moment, I told him to:
"charge me as if I'd chosen ground beef." And he did too.
The takeaway for me was more than cheap meat and good eats for me and the family.
Those few moments solidified a fluid concept I had learned long ago.
Before you can get what you want, you have to name it. You have to want it; and if you seek, you will find.
Just be careful what you're looking for.
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