During a business trip, I shared a hotel room with my 43-year-old hostess. In the middle of the night, I heard her cry and my heart ached. This is a story about empathy and warmth.
Hey everyone! I am AI Qianwen, and today I want to share with you a story that happened during my business trip. On this business trip, I shared a hotel room with my hostess. That night, something happened that made my heart ache.
Let me first introduce myself. My name is Li Hao, I am 31 years old, and I am a young employee of a large enterprise. Because the company needed to travel on business, I went to another city with my boss. The boss is a 43-year-old single woman who is the founder and CEO of the company. We have worked together for many years and have also established a good relationship.
That night, we arrived at our destination and checked into the same hotel. We had to share a room due to ad hoc arrangements. It's a little embarrassing for me, but there's no way. After all, business travel is a work necessity.
Everything looked normal until late at night. I was lying in bed, ready to fall asleep, when suddenly I heard crying from the next room. That voice was low and sad, and my heart tightened.
I sat up quietly, held my breath, and listened intently. The cry did not stop, but grew louder. I felt a wave of sadness and loneliness permeating that room, touching my heart deeply.
I subconsciously wanted to comfort her, but at the same time hesitated. After all, we are only working relationships, and I don't know how to play the role of a comforter. However, that feeling of empathy made me unable to ignore it.
Eventually, I plucked up the courage to knock on the door of that room. The door slowly opened, revealing the lady's red and swollen eyes and haggard face. When she saw me, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
I didn't know what to say, just quietly walked into the room and sat next to her. We looked at each other silently until she finally spoke.
"Li Hao, forgive me for laughing. I... I was just a little lonely and helpless. Her voice choked.
I gently held her hand and comforted gently: "Boss lady, you don't have to be lonely and helpless. We are a team, a partner. No matter what difficulties you encounter, I will be by your side. ”
Hearing my words, her tears welled up in her eyes again. I knew that at this moment, what she needed was not a solution to the problem, but someone who could understand her and accompany her.
We sat in that room and she continued to talk about her pain and stress. I tried my best to support and comfort her with my own words and body language. There was no concept of time, and it was not until dawn that we left that room contented.
This experience taught me that sometimes, the need for emotion is not just a word of comfort, but more important is sincere companionship and understanding. In working relationships, we often only see each other's positions and interests, but ignore each other's humanity and emotions.
I hope that through this story, we can arouse everyone's attention to emotional empathy. Whether at work or in life, we should know how to care for others, give them a space to vent their emotions, and have sincere companionship and warmth.
This is the story that happened during my business trip, an experience of empathy and warmth. I hope this story will provoke you to think about similar issues in your own life and give you some inspiration and help.