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WAITRESS WAS WORRIED TO SERVE TEXAN “COWBOY,” THEN HE WROTE A NOTE ON THE CHECK

By JJ Foster - February 19, 2020


SHE COULDN’T BELIEVE WHAT HE WROTE



Waitress Rosalynd Harris works two jobs in order to pay for her college tuition
fees. During one busy weekend, a group of Texans walked into the restaurant she
works in and instantly stuck out like a sore thumb. At first, she was nervous
about serving them. However, when they left, she went over to the table and
found that one of the men had written a note on the check. She couldn’t believe
what she was reading…

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NOT YOUR AVERAGE WAITRESS



There is no denying that Rosalynd Harris has a lot more to offer than just being
a waitress. The 25-year-old works at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC and
knows exactly what she wants out of life. Just like the restaurant, Rosalynd is
an avid supporter of social justice and stands up for what she believes in.
However, when a group of Texans showed up at her restaurant, she wasn’t so sure
how to handle the situation…

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THE STRUGGLE IS REAL



Although she enjoys working at Busboys and Poets, for the most part, Rosalynd
very much treats it like a means to an end. In fact, the young lady works two
jobs just so that she can pay off her tuition fees for her college years. Rarely
does she get a chance to just kick back and relax. Her high level of activity
can get the better of her sometimes. So the last thing she wanted was some
customer drama…

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WHERE IT ALL WENT DOWN



Funnily enough, the restaurant that Rosalynd works at, Busboys and Poets, was
where the defining incident of this story took place. As previously mentioned,
the cafe is a social justice-friendly environment, with ethnic minority role
models plastered on the walls. So you could imagine how Rosalynd reacted when a
bunch of Texans with red caps showed up for lunch. However, it’s not just the
place that was integral Rosalynd’s story – it was the time in which it happened…

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Where It All Went Down

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FIGHTING FOR HER RIGHTS



The weekend that the incident took place was during the presidential
inauguration. However, this was also when the Women’s March took place. Rosalynd
was one of the 500,000 women who turned up to the march to stick up for what she
believed in. After the busy weekend came to an end, many visitors still hung
around the city for the week that followed. This included Jason White and his
friends, who had come all the way from Texas…

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STOOD OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB



On that fateful lunchtime, Jason and his friends walked through the doors of
Busboys and Poets. Just like that – the place went dead silent. Rosalynd was
working that day and just like everyone else, stared at the group in disbelief.
There were two things that she assumed about her new customers. Firstly, they
were from out of town. Secondly, they had come to the country’s capital to
celebrate the inauguration of the new president…

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TRUE PATRIOT



Although you should never judge a book by its cover, Rosalynd was right in her
assumptions. Jason White and his friends had come all the way from Texas. Also,
they were thrilled by the election results and wanted to celebrate in the
country’s capital. Jason is extremely patriotic and puts his country before most
things. In that respect, it made sense that he was casually walking around,
wearing a red cap. However, there was so much about Jason that the waitress
didn’t know…

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MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE



There is much more to Jason White than you might expect. The 37-year-old is a
successful dentist who is a big family man and has a close-knit network of
friends. When he came up to Washington, DC with some friends, they visited
numerous sites such as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Arlington
cemetery, to name a few. While there’s much more to Jason than just a red cap,
he was simply wearing it in the wrong place…

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HATS OFF PLEASE



The first thing that caught everyone’s attention was the fact that all of the
friends were wearing red caps. Although Rosalynd didn’t say anything to Jason,
he quietly suggested to the others that they all took their caps off, just while
they were in the restaurant. “We started getting looks,” Jason said. “I told my
friend, you need to take your hat off. I don’t want people to think we’re coming
in here to flaunt…We’re just coming here to have lunch.”

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FRIENDLY ENCOUNTER



As Rosalynd proceeded over to Jason’s table, she gave them menus with a big
smile, to which they reciprocated. Soon enough, they started cracking jokes with
each other. “She started laughing when we said we were from West Texas and she
said, ‘I can tell you’re from the South,'” Jason said. “I said, ‘What’s your
favorite thing on the menu?’ She said the avocado panini is delicious, and I
love avocado, so I got that…It was a relief for both of us.”

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NO PLACE QUITE LIKE IT



After breaking the ice a little, Jason was curious about the restaurant’s
history and calmly asked Rosalynd about it. She explained to them that it was
named after poet Langston Hughes, a key figure in African-American literature.
Rosalynd told The Huffington Post that the group had never experienced a place
quite like it. After taking their orders, Rosalynd let the group enjoy their
lunches and that was the end of the encounter. Or was it?

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LOOK WHAT WE HAVE HERE



Fast forward an hour later and Jason left the restaurant with his friends,
having enjoyed their lunch. Naturally, Rosalynd went over to the table to clean
after them, collect any tip they may have left, and set up for the next
customers. However, when she arrived at the table, she noticed that the check
was covered in words. It was clear that one of the friends had written a note.
She picked it up and started reading…

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HE WROTE HER A NOTE



After reading just a couple of words, Rosalynd quickly realized that it was
Jason who wrote the note and it was specifically for her. The first part of the
note read as follows: “We may come from different cultures and backgrounds and
may also disagree on certain issues…” That alone was enough to pique the
waitress’s interest and she couldn’t help but read the rest. With each sentence
that Jason wrote, Rosalynd’s jaw dropped in disbelief…

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YOUR SMILE UNITED US



While Rosalynd was already intrigued by what Jason had written in the first
sentence of the note, it was what he wrote next that truly took her by surprise.
“If everyone would share a smile and kindness like your beautiful smile, our
country will come together as one people,” he wrote. “Not race. Not gender. Just
American. God bless!” As if that wasn’t enough, the waitress’s life got turned
upside down by what she saw at the bottom of the check…

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HUGE TIP!



With the subtotal cost of the check coming in at $72.60, Rosalynd couldn’t
believe it when she saw that Jason had left her a 625% tip, which came to $450!
Usually, anything from 20% to 25% tip is a big deal for a waitress, but Rosalynd
had never seen anything like this before in her life. Jason specifically gave
her $450 as a nod to the 45th president, who had recently been elected. But it
was why Jason gave such a generous tip that took this story to another level…

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HE HAD AN EPIPHANY



Jason recalls looking back at all of those influential figures plastered on
Busboys and Poets’ walls. He also thought about how the inauguration and the
Women’s March coincided with each other. As far as he was concerned, these were
two examples of people expressing their American values. He started to realize
how much he had in common with other people, including Rosalynd. This inspired
his incredible act of kindness to the waitress, who was completely lost for
words…

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SHE WAS LOST FOR WORDS



Both the note and the hefty tip were incredible gestures that made Rosalynd
extremely emotional. However, there was no denying that the tip would go a long
way in helping her get to where she wanted to be in life. Working two jobs in
order to fund her college fees meant that $450 would make a huge difference.
“The note was extremely touching and unexpected,” she told TODAY. “Of course the
biggest part was definitely the amount of the tip he left.”

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HE CHANGED HER MIND



This gesture also made Rosalynd look at people differently, especially those who
have very different views to her. She assumed that people like Jason were more
interested in taking care of themselves, instead of others. “You automatically
assume…that they have ideas about you,” she said. “But [Jason was] more
embracing than even some of my more liberal friends, and there was a real
authenticity in our exchange.” And it’s not just Rosalynd whose views have
changed…

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BROUGHT TO TEARS



After doing what he did, Jason also discovered something that affected him in a
deeply emotional way. “As I sat there I thought about the entire weekend and I
thought I don’t know her, she doesn’t know me, but if most Americans have a
preconceived perception about people then we’re never going to get better,” he
said. The thought brought Jason to tears and at that moment, the dentist
received a phone call he’d never forget…

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EMOTIONAL REUNION



Soon enough, the story captured the imagination of millions and put both Jason
and Rosalynd in the social consciousness. While she was in an interview,
Rosalynd decided to surprise Jason by calling him on FaceTime. It was the first
time the duo had interacted since that fateful encounter at Busboys and Poets.
They finally got a chance to catch up after everything they had been through.
During that conversation though, they both agreed that there was something about
the story that people have misunderstood…

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IT’S NOT ABOUT RACE



People started to interpret the story in a way that both Rosalynd and Jason
didn’t agree with. “I hope that people just don’t see it as this white guy
helping this black girl,” the waitress said. “This gracious gesture came from a
place of compassion and love.” Jason agreed, saying the following: “It’s not
about me and her…I just want people to take the example, and stop and think a
little bit before they judge people – on all sides.”

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SIMPLE ACT OF KINDNESS



Both Rosalynd and Jason believe that the true heart of this story is the
unconditional love for a stranger, whoever they may be. “We have to think about
being better Americans, we have to look into ourselves and how we treat one
another,” he said. “If everyone did a little something to show respect…we can
love one another.” At the end of that heartfelt FaceTime call, Rosalynd extended
a virtual hug to Jason, to which he responded by blowing her a virtual kiss.

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THEIR STORY AFFECTED MANY



Despite becoming a viral hit, both Rosalynd and Jason didn’t post any
information about it on social media. In fact, it was one of the former’s
co-workers who took a photo of the receipt and put it on Twitter, to begin with.
The heartfelt note comes at a time when some unhappy customers have written
hateful notes to waiters and waitresses, simply because of their differences. In
this case, Jason flipped the script in the best possible way.

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> We rise by lifting others. A lovely act of kindness pic.twitter.com/S01SV3w8ts
> 
> — Busboys and Poets (@busboysandpoets) January 24, 2017


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CASHIER SHAMES ELDERLY WOMAN FOR USING TOO MUCH PLASTIC, CAUSING A GENERATIONAL
DEBATE

By Keith Garling – February 4, 2020





After patiently waiting in line to pay for her full cart of groceries Dorothy,
an elderly woman, wheeled her cart to the cash register and started scanning her
goods. The cashier looked up and sassily suggested that Dorothy bring her own
shopping bags to the supermarket, instead of using so many plastic bags. She
continued that climate change was a problem that was worsened by Dorothy’s
generation, which her generation now has to deal with. Dorothy, went off on a
rant at this point, feeling insulted by the younger cashier’s statement. Someone
recorded her speech and posted it online. It ended up going viral, and a lot of
people had a lot to say about her opinions.


A DAY OUT SHOPPING



Her day started like many others. Being an elderly lady, ‘Dorothy’ tended to do
her shopping in bulk to help save time and money.

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A Day Out Shopping


Despite the fact that she was old, she had no problem loading up her shopping
cart with a wide variety of goods. The idea was that the more she bought per
shopping session, the less shopping she would have to do in total. For Dorothy,
this was meant to be just another day at the supermarket…

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CHECKING OUT



Dorothy’s shopping was going pretty well. She had visited the supermarket a
number of times and had no trouble finding all the things she needed and wanted.

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Checking Out


As she went from aisle to aisle around the store with her pushcart, she filled
it up with a variety of things from canned foods and dried food, snacks, fruit,
vegetables, meats, and personal products. As she finished her shopping run, she
headed to the checkout to pay for her goods after a successful day worth of
shopping.

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SO MUCH PLASTIC



As Dorothy arrived at the counter, she started unpacking the goods from her
trolley. Because Dorothy decided to buy in bulk, she knew that she would have a
hefty load to deal with at the checkout.

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So Much Plastic


As she started unpacking her goods from the trolley that became more apparent.
As the cashier scanned product after product, she realized that this would
probably be the biggest load she had dealt with all day. She heaved a notable
sigh as she scanned through all the products.

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A CHEEKY CASHIER



Looking up, the cashier asked Dorothy how many plastic bags she would need. Not
sure how to answer, Dorothy started tearing bags off the roll and began packing
the goods herself. After paying for her stuff, the cashier started helping
Dorothy pack her groceries into the bags.

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A Cheeky Cashier


While doing so, the cashier looked up to Dorothy with an irritable face and
condescendingly suggested that she start bringing her own shopping bags to the
store because “plastic bags are not good for the environment.”

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THE ‘GREEN THING’



Dorothy was a little taken aback. After all her years shopping at the same
supermarket, no one had ever bothered her about the plastic bags that she uses.

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The ‘Green Thing’


Dorothy stopped packing the bags into her cart and took a look at the cashier
who realized that Dorothy had turned her attention towards her. Dorothy remained
very calm and in her politest tone said: “We didn’t have this ‘green thing’ back
in my earlier days.” Dorothy then took a moment before starting again…

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GLASS BOTTLES



The cashier then replied: “That’s our problem today. Your generation did not
care enough to save our environment for future generations.” Dorothy carried on
talking:

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“Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles, and beer bottles to the
store,” she said. “The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and
sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they
really were recycled. But we didn’t have the ‘green thing’ back in our day.

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BROWN PAPER BAGS



Dorothy continued talking. “Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper
bags that we reused for numerous things. Most memorable besides household
garbage bags was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our school
books.

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This was to ensure that public property (the books provided for our use by the
school) was not defaced by our scribblings. Then we were able to personalize our
books on the brown paper bags. But, too bad we didn’t do the ‘green thing’ back
then.

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A GROWING LINE



As Dorothy kept talking, a line of people had started growing behind. She could
tell that the cashier was more interested in carrying on with the rest of the
customers who had started to gather behind Dorothy.

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While she could tell that most of them were anxious to pay, some of them had a
look of intrigue on their faces. Dorothy’s speech had most likely struck a chord
with some of the bystanders in the queue and her conversation with the cashier
had become interesting.

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WALKING



Dorothy continued packing her groceries into the shopping cart while she carried
on talking to the cashier. “We walked up stairs because we didn’t have an
escalator in every store and office building.

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We walked to the grocery store and didn’t climb into a 300-horsepower machine
every time we had to go two blocks. But you are right. We didn’t have the ‘green
thing’ in our day. Dorothy was making a pretty good point about how much
‘greener’ the older generations had lived, at least in certain regards…

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LAUNDRY



Dorothy then continued with her rant. At this point, most of the customers had
become quiet. “Back then we washed the baby’s diapers because we didn’t have the
throw-away kind.

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We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220
volts. Wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days.
Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always
brand-new clothing. But, young lady, you are right; we didn’t have the ‘green
thing’ back in our day.

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TVS



The TV has become central to the idea of the nuclear family over the years and
soon after being released for the mass market back in the 50s, TV’s were in
almost every home before the end of the decade.

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TV’s


“Back then we had one TV, or radio, in the house – not a TV in every room. And
the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of
the state of Montana.” That made one of the customer’s chuckle.

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MAKING HER POINT



Dorothy realized that she was holding the queue somewhat, but by the looks on
most of her fellow customer’s faces, it seemed as though they had started taking
an interest in what she had to say.

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Making Her Point


Some even had little smiles painted on their faces while the cashier simply
didn’t know how to respond. There was no way to what Dorothy would say next, but
she realized that she had a captive audience and that she would decide to
continue to make her point.

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KITCHEN APPLIANCES



Dorothy cleared her throat and continued with her speech. She moved on to
kitchens this time and spoke about how things had changed over the years
regarding even the simplest chores when it came to preparing food.

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“In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn’t have electric
machines to do everything for us.” Dorothy then made her point by flexing her
arm lightly to show her muscles as a joke. A few people in the queue actually
laughed at this.

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OLD LAWNMOWERS



Dorothy continued by saying: “Back then, we didn’t fire up an engine and burn
gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power.

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Old Lawnmowers


We exercised by working so we didn’t need to go to a health club to run on
treadmills that operate on electricity. But you’re right; we didn’t have the
‘green thing’ back then.” In a way, this is a much better way to stay fit, as it
doesn’t feel like you’re doing traditional exercise.

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT



Dorothy started packing the rest of her bags into the trolley, she started
talking about public transport and personalized transport.

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It was kind of like she was giving a modern speech on climate change! She went
on to say: “Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their
bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi
service in the family’s $45,000 SUV or van, which cost what a whole house did
before the ‘green thing.’

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CELLPHONES



Dorothy had started rounding off her speech by touching on the subject of cell
phones and how the modern generation was totally hooked to an electrical form of
stimulation 24/7.

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“We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power
a dozen appliances. And we didn’t need a computerized gadget to receive a signal
beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest
burger joint.” This made a few of the customers laugh again!

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DUMBFOUNDED CASHIER



As Dorothy’s speech came to an end, she started pushing her cart off to let the
next customer through. The speech had only really lasted around 2 minutes, but
the number of points that she had made, made it feel like a lot more.

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Dumbfounded Cashier


The only way she realized that she had made her point was by looking at the face
of the once condescending cashier who was now flabbergasted by Dorothy’s
reaction to her simple comment about using too many plastic bags.

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OVERHEARD



As Dorothy finished up her speech, she pushed her trolley out of the aisle and
moved on to her car. She had decided that she had done enough, made her point
and was ready to move on with her life.

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Overheard


However, unbeknownst to Dorothy, someone in the queue behind her had been
recording her speech. As Dorothy drove home, anxious to unpack her groceries and
settle down for the rest of the afternoon, she had no clue of what was about to
happen next…

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SHARING HER STORY



Two days later, and totally out of the blue, Dorothy’s speech had made it onto
the internet. One of the people in the queue had gone out and posted her speech
word for word!

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Sharing Her Story


Reading it out loud probably made a lot more sense than the incident itself, but
it seemed as though the people in the queue behind Dorothy weren’t the only ones
who enjoyed her speech. In no time at all, the post had received over 2.2
million shares!

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PLASTIC WASTE



A lot of the people who were interacting with the article were moved by
Dorothy’s wise and honest opinion.

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It was like hearing how things used to be reminded people of how much more
effective living a simple life can be for ensuring that the environment and all
of those who share it live a better quality of life. Most of the people
commenting on the thread were deeply concerned about plastic waste and its
effects. Dorothy’s point had struck a chord with them.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE



Dorothy’s simple and humble speech in a grocery store aisle had a much wider
effect on the global community. Most of the people who had taken an interest in
Dorothy’s story or shared her views, were deeply earth-conscious and the truth
about a simpler way of life in the past, is something that has come back in a
big way these days.

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Making A Difference


Despite doing something incredibly simple, Dorothy’s speech had made a huge
difference in people’s perceptions of older generations and their roll in
climate change.

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RESPECT YOUR ELDERS



In many ways, Dorothy’s story had hit home on a lot of fronts. First of all, she
was debunking the myth that the majority of global warming issues were directly
linked to previous generations.

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Respect Your Elders


While we understand today that most of them had no idea of the harm their
manufacturing sector(s) were having on the environment, many of the everyday
things they did was less pollutant than what we deal with today. She also
reminded us that it’s important to respect your elders.

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ONE COOL GRANDMA



Ultimately, Dorothy had proved that being old meant you deserved a little extra
credit and that her experience and point of view was worth a lot – even if we
may feel it was a little out of touch with the times.

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One Cool Grandma


That doesn’t discredit her opinion and in fact, is something that we as a
younger generation should cherish more. She also proved that she was a
no-nonsense grandma who wasn’t afraid to voice her opinion. She is one cool
grandma!

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