So, this is going to sound weird but…I hope some day I am truly inconvenience.
Someday in the future, I want a friend, loved one, even mere acquaintance to call me and need me…in the absolute worst convenient time for myself. Whether its on the way to an event or in the middle of a project, what have you, I want the opportunity to serve someone in way that truly self-sacrificing to myself.
I’ve helped people before; there’s never a convenient time to give someone a hand, but I’ve never done it when it truly is the “worst” time for myself. Usually I help others on my time or in place of something else…but I can never think of an occasion where I did an act of service over something important to me.
Why do I care? Why is this even on my mind? Because I want the mentality of a servant, a helper, someone who sincerely cares for others and their well being. It’s what I strive to be but fall short on so often. I’m always full of myself and my own personal needs that I hardly look to help anyone else out. Its in my nature to be selfish and introverted. That needs to change; I want it to change…it starts with putting others above yourself. Loving your neighbor without reward, incentive or even gratitude. It’s about being more than what we currently are, expanding ourselves in personal growth by deepening our character and love for our fellow man. It starts with putting people and their needs above our own…
I want to serve you my friend and if you ever need me I want to be there.
You’re important to me, especially if you don’t know it and I hope I can be there for you if you ever need me…especially if it interferes with my life.
1. Become a father and this will happen to you pretty regularly. For real.
2. Become an IT guy and this will happen to you a lot as well. (Just kidding — sorta.)
hah, eventually I’ll share the joy of being a father…and you forget, I do work in IT…I deal with people lost on DelawareOnline…there’s a test in patience and inconvenience daily!
Hmm, well I think a big part of being self-sacrificing is to choose to be inconvenienced before you are asked — to serve willingly and generously and unexpectedly without recognition or reward.