Take Me Seriously

   Every night , at the start of our shift at work , a line of people come in , one by one , with one issue or another . Each is looking for a resolution to their problem or complaint . The problems can be handled but the complaints are heard and forgotten the minute the person  leaves the office . I watch and sympathesize because we all want to be heard  , acknowledged  and taken seriously . There is nothing worse than being pacified . Take me seriously . Take my complaint seriously .
   I wish I could say that this only happens by my work but unfortunately it happens everywhere . It happens at church , in friendships , marriages and family to name a few . Nothing is exempt . We all want to feel we make a difference , that we are taken seriously . What I have to say actually means something to someone .
  Being taken seriously is hard work . It's exhausting and it's depressing work . There are times we feel like noone is listening . We go on about the same issues over and over again becoming a bore to others  Can that be the reason we are not taken seriously  ? How do we get noticed ? We come in and state our concern or complaint and what ?  We are pacified and patted on the back ,  that's what . After a few more attempts with the same results . . . . .we explode .
   When trying to make our point , there is nothing worse than having someone making excuses for us . Oh , she's just tired . Or  she's going through some hard times now . Her marriage is in trouble . We explode because we are frustrated at not being taken seriously .
   The next time , someone you know comes to you ....take them seriously .