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That little extra which makes a great difference

december 4th, 2007

Today, when we were going for lunch, it looked a little dull at first. But as one progressed down the usual food buffet at Newbold, you could see that extra care had been taken this day. Instead of the usual boxes of salads, there was a big bowl of mixed salad, which looked like it had been prepared with love. There was good cake, and potatoes that had been roasted and turned in spices – just a little extra touch.

The next surprise: When entering the dining area in the cafeteria, everything had been rearranged. Instead of the usual long tables, smaller square table-formations had been set up, Christmas tablecloths were on the tables, real napkins were present, and even those things that you pull and they make a ‘pow’ (which we in Denmark normally use for New Years Eve, but apparently they are used for Christmas over here), were laid out on the table for general amusement.

Somewhere along the line, someone had gotten the idea to do something extra for the students. And it really felt like a great gift, sitting at tables in an almost family-like setting with Christmas music in the background. Not that it was revolutionary in itself, but it was just one of those totally unexpected gestures that for some reason makes you very happy. All because someone had chosen to do that something little extra, which wasn’t really required of them, but they did it anyway.

I wish I would more often have the surplus to do that little extra for someone.

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