Interesting Moment

Where, are the grills? We had been looking for the grill section in the local "HomeDepot/Lowes" store when we decided to ask a tall mid 40's looking man. He answered us and we replied with the typical "Muchisimas Gracias!" that is the traditional and normal way throughout all of Latin America to say, "Thank you VERY much!"

What stopped us in our tracks was his reply. "Con mucho gusto!" This is how they say "You're welcome!" in Costa Rica and in Colombia. It litterally means "with much pleasure!"

Here in Chile and many other countries in Latin America the typical response is "De nada!", which litterally means, "It was nothing!"

Having been trained in the Spanish language in Costa Rica we still use "Con mucho gusto!", but we NEVER hear it spoken back to us, so today, when we heard that phrase, we stopped dead in our tracks and had to ask, "Jaime" why he chose to use that phrase rather than "De nada!"

We explained that we had studied in Costa Rica and he explained that he is from Colombia.

It just reminds us of how much the little comments and sentiments, behind what we say as Christians, mean to others. I would much rather reply with, "It was my pleasure!" Than "It was nothing!" To a Christian our sacrifice of serving others shouldn't be "of nothing" and it should be our pleasure to serve others and our God with happy hearts.