I love people. I love to bless people, encourage people, and give them above and beyond what others may think they "deserve." That includes tipping. I have never based my "tipping-etiquette" on how well I am served or how "on top of it" my waiter or waitress was. And I'll be honest, I've had some pretty "bad" restaurant experiences. Anything from my server forgetting items I've requested (over and over), spilling drinks on me, one server wasn't able to concentrate due to his hungover, and other times I've simply had servers that are openly rude! (I call that being SPICY)! But that has never affected the dollar amount I write down on the little line that says, "Tip: _____.____"
WHY?! Well, I am sure we can break down that logic (tipping based off of being served well or not) and figure out a way to justify tipping poorly. But my thought process isn't based on logic it's based on blessing. And those are two very different entities! I correlate tipping to grace. Far fetched? I think NOT! You know that little thing God gives us no matter how many times we jack things up? Well... that's grace! It is an undeserved and free gift that is given to us, not based off of how WELL WE SERVE God, rather, it is based off of His greatness. I try to mimic the character that Jesus displays, such as giving generosity and giving above and beyond.
To me, tipping is more of a reflection of me and my character, opposed to the common thought that tipping is a reflection of the character and "performance" of the server.
You never know what people are walking through. Life is crazy! If you have air in your lungs, you'd understand that we all have "off" days. Even servers! (GASP!!) I'm sure we can all agree that we've had a day consumed by bad attitudes, grouches remarks and the lack of desire to serve others. So if you had the opportunity to shed a little generosity to the world, would you take it?
I want people to look at me and see God's love and His grace. For me, that looks like tipping, and tipping well. I guess my dad liked it enough to take on the same thought process. So now, we both tip well, because WE CAN! (Oh and if you can't afford to tip well... it's okay, maybe just eat in! And all the serves said, "AMEN!")
“Grace, then, is grace,–that is to say, it is sovereign, it is free, it is sure, it is unconditional, and it is everlasting.” ~ Alexander Whyte
I give everything over to You Lord
3 comments:
I've never been a server but I can appreciate this. It really surprises me how customers can be so awful to employees. I really hate the idea that everybody walks around life thinking that everybody owes them something.
Whenever we're at the supermarket late at night and there is a long line and only one cashier open, a family member of mine will ALWAYS call out for someone to open the register.
She hates the self checkout and will be sure and let someone know. And I'm thinking "Well not everybody is here just to serve YOU."
But the funniest part is that everybody works somewhere! And nearly everyone deals with customers or co-workers.
Anyways, great entry and I really appreciated this one :)
Reminds me of this: http://adam4d.com/but-to-serve/
lol. Thanks for the blog!
Thanks Brianna for reading!! I find it so embarrassing sometimes to see how people treat each other. I know I have probably embarrassed myself before, but I am trying to rewire how I view people and life. Continuing to love people!
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