Wishing for something worth while?
The question that those close to me have started to ask is, “glamour magazine … why?” And things like, “did you ever see Devil wears Prada …?” And their formulating fears that I might sell my soul to this industry, start sticking my finger down my throat and trying to fit into that extra slim Armani suit and skinny tie I realize are only inquires of concern. Nothing to fear. I confess I have had one or two Zoolander experiences, when he admits to his well moisturized, fully groomed straight out of bed roomies that he wants to ‘help people.’ And they reply, “Models help people feel good about themselves and learn to wear their hair in interesting ways.” Its not really a question of “Will this luxury leviathan devour my desire for doing development” but, “how long will I muck about having a laugh with the silly modish monster before I tire of it and move on.” The answer, I believe, is “a bit longer.”
This city has a lot to offer, and I’m trying to get as much as I can. I think that anywhere that we find ourselves we learn about subcultures and people and gain more understanding. It’s just as easy to live a sheltered altruistic life of judgmental attitudes towards all the frivolity in the world as it is to be part of a ‘frivolous’ profession and have depth of character.
I guess I’m not talking about the job you do, certainly one may have a more direct effect on helping others than the other, but sometimes humanitarian assistance fails and creates systemic dilemmas that we didn’t foresee, thus negating the actual effect. So if you did what you did without kindness, authenticity and the forging of real relationship then its rather worthless, even destructive. I guess what I mean is that its seems that the importance of our character and relationships with others far outstretches what we do. It’s all going to end one day. We can’t save everyone or make the world a perfect place - thought I sure as hell will try … but we can work to perfect out motives, our understanding and our spirit of interaction. To that end I’m learning very enjoyable lessons about a whole world I’ve never explored.
That said, if you know of a job that will change the world, drop me a line.
2 comments:
..."what" we do may or may not matter, but "how" we do whatever we do definitely matters. As Kyle Matthews once penned and sang: "The way we go about it matters. It's the testimony of the heart. The way we go about it matters, it's the proof of who we truly are" (Kyle Matthews.) ...the how, more then the what, just might change the world - or as Mother Theresa said, "...small things with great love..." - Amen to that. I do believe that "with great love" is the key part. Whatever we do, if we do it with selfless and great love then we will change the world, even if only for a moment at a time - and moments matter. With ever prayerful love and support, jim
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