Working with people means witnessing the full spectrum of human behavior, from touching vulnerability to entitled absurdity. In this case, a hairstylist watched a wealthy client crumble over a pair of missing earrings, only to reject them the moment they were found—simply because they had touched the floor. The jewelry hadn’t changed, but in the client’s mind, its value had vanished the instant it no longer felt “pure” enough for her standards.
Left alone in the quiet that followed, the stylist made a small, defiant choice: she kept the earrings. Not out of greed, but out of a quiet recognition that beauty and worth aren’t defined by someone else’s whims. Years later, she still remembers that day—not as the time she dealt with a difficult customer, but as the moment she realized how differently two people can see the exact same sparkle.
