Good Morning

"Good Morning"

Two words that can be meaningless and tossed out without thought or meaning anytime  , although they are most effectively said before Noon, to anyone, anywhere.  You may actually wish the person a good morning, it may just be a greeting, or a substitute for “Hi.”  Not much more than the greeting on being introduced “How do you do?”.  You don’t care, it’s just something you say to be polite.

But what of it’s omission?  What happens when we fail to say “good morning” or some other simple phrase to greet or acknowledge the other person? It’s omission can mean far more in context than it’s inclusion. 

For instance, I was recently having a conversation with a friend that spanned two days. The previous day had been about that person and another.  When the morning arrived, my friend started in with rapid abandon with the news that they had been contacted by the friend they thought was mad at them and some emails had been delayed, blah blah blah, rolling on through email and text messages about the friend. 

Somewhere during that whole thing I wondered: Do they give a rats ass about me?

As simple good morning somewhere in there could have signified they did, as meaningless as those words really are.  Such a simple greeting can change the entire cadence feel of a conversation. Take the time to use one.