We all have our insecurities and self doubt issues to some degree. Even the ultra attractive, super successful, popular ones that seems invincible have their moments of self loathing. Hell, we're all human and that means universally flawed. I believe every human being is equal in one area alone. We are all of equal value. There is no one person whose being is of less value than another. But there is no way we are all equal in any other way. Be it as superficial as physical beauty or genetically gifted with intelligence, there are levels that help or hinder depending on where you land on certain spectrum's in life. This being so is just one of the things that means there is no such thing as a level playing field.
I say, with no arrogance intended, our world needs those of us who do what some consider menial work just as much as we need the great minds of our history. Just think of all the people needed for a brilliant doctor to perform a life saving organ transplant. I won't bore you with a long list but where would the doctor be without the entire hospital support staff from nurses to those who clean up the facility. Beyond those essential people, there are those who create the instruments needed to do the operation, those who make the packaging to put the supplies in for shipping, the drivers who deliver all the needed tools, the ones who erect the building for the surgeon to do his work and the people who lay the tar on the roads so everyone can get this one doctor all he needs to do his brilliant lifesaving work. This is just the short list. But you can easily see how many people from incredibly varied walks of life are a vital part of making things work together for the benefit of one very sick person.
Do you look at the world that way? I wonder in times of personal crisis if just one person dropped the ball how different things might have been?
Each of us has a role to play. Your job, or act of kindness, or small charitable donation may have literally played a part in saving another human being from a terrible fate. It so easy to live our lives and feel as if what we do is pointless. But just maybe the time you were nice to someone at work gave them the strength to go on another day. Or perhaps the day you let the older lady with just a couple of items go ahead of you in line at the grocery store gave her the ten minutes she needed to miss the truck that ran a red light at the intersection by her neighborhood. Who knows how many times you have said just the right words to someone that they've never forgottten and changed their lives in a way that made it better. Can you even fathom what your contribution to society has been by the job you do being part of a bigger plan that ends in someone being better off than if you'd done nothing at all?
It's difficult, I'm sure, for those of us who live lives that some times seem mundane and unimportant to believe that we are making a impact on others. But I am here to tell you that there is absolutely no doubt you are doing just that. Your smile has made someones day brighter, your kind words have given hope to those that had begun to feel there was no hope, your encouraging words have given others the boost they needed to make that next step and your presence in the lives of those around you can be used every day to help another human being riddled with self doubt believe in themselves just a little bit more. In my view there is no greater calling that the edification of your fellow man.
If you still find it hard to believe me, take a moment to remember those people who have done those things for you. If you are honest you will begin to remember those little kindnesses that have happened throughout your life that have kept you going. The kindness of others goes a very long way and we all have the ability to do that for each other every single day.
We all have value, great value and in the scheme of what really matters in life it's not where you land on the beauty spectrum or if you are a member of Mensa. Your greatest gift is reminding others of their value and in doing so will find your own.
