A Life Lesson from Terry Crews: Say Hi to People in Elevators
Sometimes the best lessons are taught by example.
When people talk about celebrity sighting, I sometimes mention that I got Reese Witherspoon’s autograph in Cannes, that I saw Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey arrive at the Dumb and Dumber To LA premiere, and that I’m pretty sure I saw Christoph Waltz on the steps of the Met once.
(Mr. Waltz, if you were in New York in January 2014, would you please be so kind as to leave a comment and let me know?)
But I never, ever, fail to tell people that Terry Crews said “hi” to me in an elevator. Twice.
It was in a building filled with extremely wealthy people who hardly ever looked at you when they passed you by in the hallway. Dressed head-to-toe in clothes with expensive labels, noses up in the air, some actually looked annoyed they had to share an elevator with anyone at all.
Enter Terry Crews.
He walked into the elevator in a good mood, an unmistakable physical presence, strong and just there. And he said, “Good morning.”
When he walked away he said, “Take care.”
I managed to mumble an awkward, “Have a good one.” I have to admit I was a little star-struck.
