Work

As I stood on the edge of a building four stories up looking at the milling around below I started to see things in the life very differently. Started to realize how much this job was “life”. Not in the actual sense but metaphorically.

On the ground this morning there were six guys there from the crane company. Those guys jobs were to set up and take down the 250 ton crane used to move the units. There were four truck drivers that were responsible for delivery of the four new units and removal of the four old units. There were four riggers responsible for attaching the units to the crane on the ground.

On the roof there were four riggers as well tasked with the job of attaching the crane to the old units to remove them from the roof and detach the new units once they were set in place. There were four electricians who had to disconnect the power and reconnect once the new units were where they belonged. Then there was me. I had to disconnect control wire and reconnect. I was responsible for just two little cables that contained just three little wires.

I had the smallest part of the entire job. If any one of the other guys had done their job incorrectly then there could’ve been catastrophic results. The crane could’ve toppled over the units may have fallen from the straps or someone could’ve been electrocuted. If I done a terrible job then the AC doesn’t work. When you look at it that way it makes my place in that job seem inconsequential it makes my job look less important and definitely less glorious. But as a company we were paid to remove the old AC and install new ones so they could be running by Monday. Without me there would be no ac. The job wouldn’t be complete. And we would’ve failed in what we were tasked with doing.

This means that no job or task that is yours to do is inconsequential. It doesn’t matter how mundane it may seem, your job is important. This world needs you in it. It needs you because you have a place. You are important.