“Oh? No, I think I prefer beige.”
I was trying to be honest about who I am and what I think and feel as I presented a potential car to a customer. As I did that, I really enjoyed the connection I had with them individually. I also sought to find out who they were. One man was looking at a 2010 Corolla and said he didn’t want the bright colored one because he was more of a simple guy. The one he preferred was beige. We looked around and test drove a car.
He mentioned that he wanted a brand new car so we found the only one we had left on the lot that was in his price range. It happened to be a bright metallic blue sports model with fancy wheels and a spoiler. We drove it and when we got out of the car he said with some new awareness, “I even like the sporty bright blue and the spoiler is kind of cool too”.
Sometimes we don’t know ourselves very well and take the safest route or make the seemingly benign choice so as to not draw attention to ourselves. This young man discovered he wasn’t as plain as he thought he was. He found that at his young age of 25, he had some real zip inside of him that drew him to like this really bright, attention getting sports car!
It was really awesome for me to see this guy discover himself through the process. I’d like to think I had a part in helping him find the sport’s model to be invigorating to consider!
I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well. Ps. 149:14
