Friday, August 24, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
This time it wasn't about the fries
I was driving by a Chick-fil-a this past Wednesday and couldn't believe the traffic, I mean chick-fil-a is a busy place but this was like a restaurant opening where humans hadn't seen food in two years.
A friend on the phone explained to me that the founder of Chick-fil-a's son was asked about his opinion on marriage and expressed that he felt marriage is between a man and a woman. His simple opinion, nothing specific against anyone else's opinions. Just his opinion.
A big stir was made by people that don't share that same opinion and word went around that on Thursday chick-fil-a would be boycotted. Fine then, loyal fans of Chick-fil-a decided that Wednesday would be the day for chick-fil-a lovers to support their eatery and come out and show that love.
So there it was Wednesday, lines down the road, police helping control traffic... and me. I wasn't even hungry, but I I felt inspired to wait in the line too. I admire a business owner that is willing to share his opinion, knowing it's not the "popular" opinion, even if it means risking revenue {although this was not the case, instead the stores had record breaking sales!}. I'm a business owner and I don't remember trading in my opinion when I signed my business license.
Even though my "please make them crispy" fries were not crispy, it didn't matter. Because today it wasn't about the fries.
A friend on the phone explained to me that the founder of Chick-fil-a's son was asked about his opinion on marriage and expressed that he felt marriage is between a man and a woman. His simple opinion, nothing specific against anyone else's opinions. Just his opinion.
A big stir was made by people that don't share that same opinion and word went around that on Thursday chick-fil-a would be boycotted. Fine then, loyal fans of Chick-fil-a decided that Wednesday would be the day for chick-fil-a lovers to support their eatery and come out and show that love.
So there it was Wednesday, lines down the road, police helping control traffic... and me. I wasn't even hungry, but I I felt inspired to wait in the line too. I admire a business owner that is willing to share his opinion, knowing it's not the "popular" opinion, even if it means risking revenue {although this was not the case, instead the stores had record breaking sales!}. I'm a business owner and I don't remember trading in my opinion when I signed my business license.
Even though my "please make them crispy" fries were not crispy, it didn't matter. Because today it wasn't about the fries.
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