Earlier this evening, I went out with a few friends to have a nice sushi dinner, something I haven’t had in awhile.  We had ordered a large amount of food for the 4 of us.  Just to give you an idea: 3 rolls, 1 sashimi dinner, 1 shrimp and veggie tempura dinner, and some spinach appetizer.  The dinners both came with miso soup and a salad and there was also some edamame, rice, and an eggroll (just 1).

This sashimi dinner was some good stuff.  5 types of fish with 3 pieces each.  My friend Bryan (with a silent B) was really looking forward to the sashimi right from the beginning.  He had the plate next to him and kept offering us some and telling us he really wanted us to try it.  So we did, we all tried the different types of fish.  Something I couldn’t help but notice was that every time he took some, he would slice the piece in half instead of taking the whole sashimi.  Wow!  I thought to myself – he is soo nice and considerate of others to only take a small portion so that more of us could try the fish – especially since there were only 3 pieces of each and 4 of us.  The rest of us, well, every time we took a piece, we just took the whole piece!  Also, Bryan (with a silent B) would always flip his chopsticks to the backside whenever he sliced the fish so as not to get his “germs” on the rest of the food.  The rest of us just put our chopsticks all over the food!  Wow, Bryan (with a silent B) is really a considerate guy.

It’s so nice to see that there are considerate people out there.  It’s definitely a quality that everyone should have.  To be considerate is really a form of being selfless – to put others first.  Perhaps if everyone practiced being considerate to others, there might actually be less conflict, less miscommunication, and a little more peace.

Here’s to you Bryan (with a silent B)!  Maybe we could all learn a little from you. :)