Relationships become stronger and healthier in times of emergency and need. Natural calamities like floods, famines, etc., result in the unification of people in a region. They do their best to help those affected. Festivals and celebrations go a long way in forging relationships among the masses, discarding thoughts of creed, caste, and religion. Without the efforts and cohesion of the workforce, the world would not have witnessed what we enjoy in our lives. Here, some examples of real incidents are presented to emphasize the importance of relationships for personal and business perspectives.
A caterer has meticulous and systematic ways of doing things. Maintains punctuality and word. Care is taken to ensure that the customer gets full satisfaction. This vendor took the order and made sure that two additional dishes were served as a complimentary surprise. Not only that, the company surprises its customers by sending the sweet and savory via courier on special occasions like festivals.
A newsgroup posts readers’ articles and ideas and rewards them with points that can be accumulated and redeemed for gifts or coupons to redeem for purchases from vendors that have relationships with the group. Jewelry, hotel and textile showrooms send greetings on customers’ birthdays and wedding anniversaries. They send gift vouchers to make purchases in their stores.
After negotiations and deals, two rooms were booked online with a renowned hotel chain. However, the staff in question could not confirm the reservation of the accommodation for some technical reasons. When check-in day arrived, the hotel was contacted to alert us of our arrival to keep the room ready, but the front desk staff denied having any reservations in the caller’s name. Even after providing the emails to clear the doubts, the front desk staff said categorically that there were no rooms available for the stay. However, the staff expressed regret for the inconvenience and volunteered to get us rooms at another good hotel in the vicinity. In fact, the new hotel was better than the normal one; A blessing in disguise albeit in a temporary discomfort, in fact.
Generally, the Peoples of all countries wish that good relations of peace and prosperity prevail on Earth. It is the selfish minds of a handful of people that destabilize the hopes of the majority of the population. Why don’t the leaders of nations and religions try to have a happy and lasting coexistence without entering the race for the hoarding of weapons and the hunger for power?