Best regards

In the for-kids-of-all-ages movie Babe, Farmer Hoggett wanders over to the booth at the county fair where folks guess the weight of the animal in the pen. He reaches in, pulls up a small pig and holds it in mid-air to estimate its weight. For a brief moment he and Babe end up face-to-face, staring at each other. The narrator in the movie says, "And the farmer and the pig regarded each other." Well, since I found this choice of words more than a little curious, I went to Webster for help, and found that regard means:

• To take notice of; to pay attention to... • To show thought or consideration for... • To respect... • To care for...

Made me wonder a little about who or what I genuinely regarded, and made enough of an impression that since then I sign most of my emails with Best Regards...

To what degree would your employees, clients or customers vouch that you regarded them...?

And of course it continues to make me wonder who in my life could use my best regards right now, which in turn asks me to be a little more aware, and be ready to translate that awareness into action...

And all from a silly film about a farmer and a pig...

Best regards,

ron