hmmm…..
A disgruntled medical patient recently paid a clinic bill of $25 in pennies. Jason West, 38, didn’t think he owed the clinic the payment and so in protest he dumped 2500 pennies on the counter and demanded that they be counted. West was surprised when police arrested him saying that the protest was unwarranted.
Interestingly, on the same page of the internet report was an advertisement for Allstate which is running a campaign making “Mayhem” a person and advising that their company is good insurance against “him.”
Mayhem comes in many different packages. Sometimes it is accidental but many times, we create it ourselves. Jason West created mayhem for a clinic and then added to it by being arrested. Oftentimes we blame others for messes we have created ourselves. A great way to determine whether we are the partial creators is to ask ourselves, “What is my part in it?” Usually, we can account for our own contribution to the chaos. It may not be all our fault, but usually we have taken some action which creates at least part of the problem.
When we realize our part in the chaos, conflict or confusion, the cure is to make a change in our behavior and make amends if that is called for. Of course, for Jason West, chaos, conflict and confusion were the point. He was protesting a bill he didn’t think he owed. But perhaps a better solution for him was to continue in conversation with the clinic to resolve the issue. It might have saved everyone a lot of trouble.
hmmm…..
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