The Costly Assumption in the Waiting Room

Sometimes back I was unwell and put on medication. I was to take my medication for some time so as to take away that which was ailing me. During that time, I was a student at the university so I would visit the university students' clinic. Students day to see that particular doctor used to be Friday and he would also go to the staff clinic on Tuesday. Since my medication couldn't last me till Friday i called my doctor and asked to see him that Tuesday. I first had to go to the student clinic to request they get my file and take it to the staff clinic . They took the file out and i was asked to go to the staff clinic they would send someone with my file.

I went as advised sat down waiting for the doctor to arrive. It was one long wait as the doctor was coming an hour past the time he had asked me to be there. When he came i followed him and didn't bother to wait for the names on the files to be read out. I was so sure they had brought my file. Patients went in one after the other but my name was not being called out. When some patients complained that their file was missing, i also asked the nurse to check my file. I had waited for over 2hrs to get my medication so i stormed in. Sure enough my file wasn't there. Someone had not done their duty and made me wait in-vain. I would have been long gone had they done their work right. Lucky for me ,the doctor agreed to give me my medication without my file. And off i went to make dinner.

Today I choose to reflect on the incidence and how it applies to my real life.I looked at how many of us have been so trusting that people will do the right thing only to wait in line in vain. This mainly applies in relationship we become too trusting but the people we trust are busy not doing the things that benefit us. They make us wait in line in vain. However they really aren't to blame its our assumptions and our too trusting nature that is to blame. Our rush to get what we want without confirming our files are there is where we go wrong. We assume we know them too well. All the same all is not lost, we can save some time for ourselves.

 

Its time we storm in and do the right thing for ourselves. No waiting in line will help us. The sooner we take action the more we will be off to do other things that matter. Had i not inquired about my file i would have sat there in vain. Quit waiting and act if you are not hearing your name. Its probably because you took the wrong steps and need to correct it. Until we take action we will continue to wait in vain.

Think about it my friend.

May God bless us all and give us grace to be taking the right initial first step.