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Transcript:
In a large aerospace company, a hundred office workers shared a single open room. One day, while working through lunch, my friend Vicky saw her co-worker Richard crawling underneath some of the desk chairs.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
“Lubricating the chairs,” he replied. Richard explained that the squeaky chairs got on his nerves, and rather than complain about the noise, he just took care of the problem himself.
This is Howard Butt, Jr., of Laity Lodge, and I have a question for you. How often do we try to send our little squeaky problems up or down the chain for someone else to solve? Take initiative. Sometimes, there are things we can do quietly, ourselves, to improve the atmosphere for everyone. It’s the high calling of our daily work.
Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves."
READER'S COMMENTS
Each job that I had, things were quite good. I owned several businesses and I taught my employees good moral values. If everybody had that kind of quality, our local law enforcement would be teaching courses rather than chasing down outsiders for whatever reasons.
I really thank you for your service! I am now looking for some employment that will supplement my other work. Working at two jobs instead of one may be fruitful since that the money is an issue with a number of things. I can use a better paycheck.
We wish you well in your new jobs, Richard! I agree that the workplace is an opportunity to influence society as a whole--that's why our primary mission for the H. E. Butt Foundation (which sponsors TheHighCalling.org) is "renewal of society." It's bold, but it starts with individuals like you who glorify God in daily life and work.
Excuse me. He who boasts of his ancestry is praising the deeds of another. I am from Malaysia and also now teach English, give please true I wrote the following sentence: "When its our resources that helped that transformation, then its very satisfying indeed." THX :P, Yahto.