It’s only natural that when we do a good deed, by giving of our time or money to help others, we expect a “thank you,” bit of praise and that those we’re giving to at least help to make it as easy as possible for us to help them. But, like most of us, Ira Riklis knows things don’t always work out that way! All too often, we run into situations that seem illogical, inefficient or just plain frustrating.
Ira Riklis has experienced this at times while donating blood. In one experience, he went into a medical center where he had made donations many times before. But this time, he found that they had changed their paperwork to include legal jargon that he felt was inappropriate and a bit invasive. When he objected, the receptionist basically told him that he would fill out the forms or they wouldn’t take his blood. Realizing that any attempt on his part to appeal to logic would be doomed to failure, he bit his tongue and smiled to himself. “Well, that will teach me a lesson, won’t it,” he thought to himself as he signed the new forms.