What's Important To You?

So many things to think about. Many decisions to be made. Many risks to take...and mistakes to make. So much to think about, yet so little time to think. So you take your chances and you think your thoughts... Where does that leave you.

So many times I have people tell me, "I don't understand why this is so important to you" or "Why do you worry about that so much". And when I really stop and think about it, it kind of makes me laugh. We all have "things" that are important to us. To many, the things that are important to me may not make sense. Lets see...

Why do I care so much about my job? I didn't accept my job to make money. If I wanted to do that, I would have put my application in with every fortune 500 company and attempted to be a sales person or something else that generally goes along with financial gain. I definitely would not have taken a position with a non-profit organization. So, why do I care about my job so much? I didn't accept my position as a job. I took it as an opportunity. An opportunity to help myself and an opportunity to help others. I have seen 40 of the 50 states, met thousands of college students, and hopefully helped influence the life of one person. Influencing someones life is worth far more than any amount of money I could ever make...but hey, that is my belief.

Why do I care so much about someone who doesn't necessarily care about me? First and foremost, I am able to care about whomever I would like to care about. What is the difference between the guy standing next to you in a line at the grocery store and the guy you hang out with on friday nights to drink? Sometimes, the seperation is not much more than the fact that you know your drinking buddy's name. People are people. Obviously, not every person is the same. However, in the grand scheme of things, what makes one person that you really don't know more important than someone you don't know at all? If you really think about it, the person you don't know at all could end up changing your life...either in a good way or a bad way. People feel like they are required to help a person that they know simply because they know them. I believe that helping a person is simply based on your willingness to help people.

That's just a little bit of what I care about. The fun part of it all is this. Some people may disagree. Some say, "Your job is still your job" and others may say "Random people aren't worth helping". To those people I say, I guess our conversation is about to end now because it's almost time for that (*insert athletic event here*) game to start, and I know you wouldn't miss it for the world.