Encore

Usually associated with a scheduled performance and the audience want more. It either means the appreciation of the previous performance or they just want the party to go on and on and on.

Applause is commonly associated with this request for an encore. I’ve already discussed that we do not applaud as many outstanding performances by our fellow workers or those who diligently work behind the scenes, but we should.

If you are an actor or musician or some sort of performance artist, you know the feeling of being exhausted and enthused by the request for an encore.

So when a doctor performs a successful operation, he gets another patient. If a lawyer wins a case, the jury doesn’t stand up and applaud. The accountant who finds that missing decimal point gets a pat on the back and another stack of figures to figure out.

Sporting events cheer for their teams but rarely do they go into overtime to have an encore.

Relationships are all about encores. Once that magical moment that draws the two together, continues to encore. Some encores can last for years and others realize the original performance just wasn’t that great.

Take a bow.