The very patient, young philosophy student stood waiting behind the woman at the checkout.
He could see that the gum-chewing girl serving her was struggling with all the questions and grievances. The woman was obviously not happy about some of the items she was purchasing. She was asking why it was so hard to clearly show the use-by-dates on products, and how she had noticed a lack of allergen statements on some of the packaging, and how some items had inadequate storage instructions, and how some of the products don’t clearly state what the lowest amounts of sodium, saturated fat and added sugars are… It seemed to go on and on. He couldn’t help admiring the suppressed indifference of the checkout operator. As a student, he was studying stoicism at the time. He felt for her, so he cleared his throat.
The woman turned, glared at him, then carried on, saying “…and look, these cooking instructions are quite wrong. You should never wash raw chicken before cooking it!”
At this, the girl removed her gum and stuck it somewhere under the counter. Closing her eyes momentarily while shaking her head, she said, “Look madam, people buy these items all the time, we’ve never had any complaints!”
At this, the shopper grunted, paid and left.
The frazzled girl on the checkout ignored the student for several moments, while she watched the woman push her trolly through the centre, making for the exit. Then, she glanced back at the young man with a pained expression.
He smiled supportively. “That German guy, Friedrich, he got it right, didn’t he?”
She gave a frown that said he may well be her next problem. She sighed and said, “Sorry?”
“When he said, everything matters, nothing’s important, that is.”
She just stared.
“No one thing is important,” he went on, “because it all is. Everything matters and everything is important. That being the case, how do you prioritize importances? It’s a case of all or nothing… Friedrich went for nothing.”
She was still staring.
With raised eyebrows, he repeated, “I think he got it right, don’t you?”
She looked up at the clock while peeling the wrapper off another stick of gum. Popping it in her mouth, she nodded and gave him a tight smile. Then, after chewing for a bit, she gave a tired shrug and said, “Whatever”.
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