I was traveling by train from Circular Quay to Central in Sydney. Quietly sitting there reading I suddenly found myself listening to the train guard's announcement (通告). Usually, the guard's announcement is quite boring or hard to understand, Few people will listen to these messages. But this one was different.
The guard said something along these lines, "Good morning, ladies, gentlemen and children. This is the 7:35 am service from Circular Quay to Central. You'll be pleased to know that we are right on time. And what a lovely morning it is in Sydney today. The sun is shining, the temperature is about 21 degrees, birds are singing, and everything is right with the world. Thanks for catching my train this morning and I hope to see you again soon. Have a great day."
Wow! Have you ever heard an announcement like that? I certainly hadn't, As I looked up from my paper, I noticed that other passengers were also looking up and appeared to be listening, Not only that ____!
I started thinking about this. As I got off the train at Central, I walked up to the guardroom and started to thank him. "Well, I just wanted to thank you for your wonderful announcement this morning. It made me feel cheerful Most importantly, it got everyone's attention and had everyone smiling. Thank you so much for giving me and the other passengers such a good start of the day. Please keep doing it."
There is an important message for me in what happened today. When people are happy in their work, it shows in what they do and say.