I admire competence. Of any type, be it in the supposed lowly level of the toilet cleaner, bricklayer, bus/train driver to the retail assistant, desk-bound-paper-pusher, the lawyer, doctor etc...it goes on.
Competence and efficiency. Definitely admirable traits when utilised and demonstrated in no matter how minute or seemingly inconsequential tasks. There are the perfectionists who will persist until their task is achieved, and yet may not still have fulfillment since perfection is not (if ever) attainable. I must add though that the perfectionist who cannot adapt to changes or cannot accept some form of versatility while retaining the most fundamental values will be inevitably doomed. I say this with irony because I realise that the ideal of 'perfection'', in whatever expression or form can be considered a value in itself. heh.
How often have I been waiting for trains on the platform, having timed my arrival to Point B from Point A based on the specific times that the train is meant to have arrived and left, only to be disappointed and left fuming. That delay of 10minutes can make a bloody big difference to me ---> brush teeth, quick shower, hell, even floss my teeth when doing all three at once. -grin-
Been reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Love the title, think it veryvery apt. There is a very short passage in the book which lets you understand the origins of this title and how fundamentally paralleling it is to the main themes of the book. I'll find the page if anyone should choose to ask for it.
Do not allow your virtues to be your weighted guilt, to be used as weapons by others. Do not be Atlas who carries the weight of the world on his shoulders when he should not have to. Be a god and walk over the world instead, the world is your oyster- depending on your step length though :) (heh. your step-length limited by your natural ability and effort and drive).
Shrug your shoulders people. Funny how the action of 'shrugging' usually connotates casualness or indifference or ineffectuality. In this case --> shrugging off useless weight literally.
Hah. irony. I see irony all the time. Life is pretty damn funny.
I think everyone should strive to be the best they can be, to your limits and best natural ability. But be respected for it, however 'limited' this may be, comparatively to others.
So, kudos to you public toilet cleaner who refills the paper holder, empties the bins of much suspect tissues; condoms; pads and syringes, wipes down the toilet seats and mops up the footprinted toilet floors. Kudos to you when Í'm taking that much needed shit and reach for the toilet paper and bless you for it.
And sincerely meant too.
Competence and efficiency. Definitely admirable traits when utilised and demonstrated in no matter how minute or seemingly inconsequential tasks. There are the perfectionists who will persist until their task is achieved, and yet may not still have fulfillment since perfection is not (if ever) attainable. I must add though that the perfectionist who cannot adapt to changes or cannot accept some form of versatility while retaining the most fundamental values will be inevitably doomed. I say this with irony because I realise that the ideal of 'perfection'', in whatever expression or form can be considered a value in itself. heh.
How often have I been waiting for trains on the platform, having timed my arrival to Point B from Point A based on the specific times that the train is meant to have arrived and left, only to be disappointed and left fuming. That delay of 10minutes can make a bloody big difference to me ---> brush teeth, quick shower, hell, even floss my teeth when doing all three at once. -grin-
Been reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Love the title, think it veryvery apt. There is a very short passage in the book which lets you understand the origins of this title and how fundamentally paralleling it is to the main themes of the book. I'll find the page if anyone should choose to ask for it.
Do not allow your virtues to be your weighted guilt, to be used as weapons by others. Do not be Atlas who carries the weight of the world on his shoulders when he should not have to. Be a god and walk over the world instead, the world is your oyster- depending on your step length though :) (heh. your step-length limited by your natural ability and effort and drive).
Shrug your shoulders people. Funny how the action of 'shrugging' usually connotates casualness or indifference or ineffectuality. In this case --> shrugging off useless weight literally.
Hah. irony. I see irony all the time. Life is pretty damn funny.
I think everyone should strive to be the best they can be, to your limits and best natural ability. But be respected for it, however 'limited' this may be, comparatively to others.
So, kudos to you public toilet cleaner who refills the paper holder, empties the bins of much suspect tissues; condoms; pads and syringes, wipes down the toilet seats and mops up the footprinted toilet floors. Kudos to you when Í'm taking that much needed shit and reach for the toilet paper and bless you for it.
And sincerely meant too.
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