Demand and supply...bad economics...

Most of the time you hear this statement as "supply and demand" and not in the order that I have it today. I see a lot of people, as I travel and work, and I see many folks who "demand" everything they ask for with full expectation to receive what they've demanded. I see people that expect what can't truly be expected and then demand more, because they didn't get their original demand. Example - The person who goes to a coffee shop and asks for a drink that the coffee shop does not have and then demands a free drink because they didn't get what they want.  People do this - it shocks me, but they demand it, and sometimes they get it.

I would rather be on the supply side. This is not where I'm giving everything away, but where I'm serving others, rather than demanding from them. This is not the easy side, because you tend to get stepped on in life and people will take advantage of you and your time and may hurt you. The cool thing, with being on the supply side, is that you get a satisfaction in life that the demander cannot get. 

You get to be a blessing and encouragement to someone. You get to be the guy that gives the quarter to a person that ran short on change in the grocery line. You get to be the girl that helped a mom carry a diaper bag into a restaurant when her hands were full. You get to be the one that gives up their seat for the little old lady on the bus. Your the one that helps the handicapped person off the plane. Your the man that helps that teen boy through a hard spot of rebellion and sees them blossom to become a better person. You get to be the person that smiles when the demander sits around being grumpy.

This is not an economics lesson, but rather a life lesson. This is where you get to make a decision to be the one that helps someone else, rather than helps themselves. This is where selfishness ends and giving begins. It's not easy and sometimes you will be hurt, but it's so much more satisfying as life goes on. 

Lessons Learned: Supplying a need is better that having a need supplied.

Thoughts: How have you supplied a need for someone this week?