Well, I Never...

Over the course of the 27 years of my life, I have been called a lot of things...a LOT of things. Some of them have been good, many others have been not so good.  Yesterday, though, I was called something totally new, something I've never heard before.

It happened at the Pharmacy.  I went to pick up a prescription for my wife - a prescription that, to this point in our marriage, has never been covered by insurance.  So the gal at Walgreens imports our insurance information and it turns out that our new Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance does cover the prescription.  You can only imagine my excitement.  Then she told me that, out of the $29.99, the insurance covered $2.70.

At which point, I smiled and commented, "Hey, over the course of 12 months, that works out to getting a month free."  I was genuinely happy for the $2.70.  The pharmacist on duty heard me and looked down to me and called me a name - the one I've heard before but never been called - she called me an optimist.

Apparently, Walgreens pharmacists and pharmacy techs have to deal with a bunch of people who complain about the inadequacy of their insurance coverage.  Personally, I don't get it - it's not like the Walgreens people have any input on insurance.  But they complain nonetheless, and this pharmacist was surprised by my optimism.

Now, those of you who know me know that, at heart, I tend to be a pessimist.  It is easier for me to see the negatives than the positives.  But apparently God wants that to change, because I've noticed in myself a growing tendency to "look on the bright side."  It's a whole lot easier to be a pessimist than an optimist.

But then would that pharmacist have ever noticed me?