Wednesday, June 27, 2007

OK She finally won!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK here you are my first blog ever and all of you who read are so lucky or so cursed take your pick. As stated in my title the truth as I see it here goes todays truth. This issue has bugged me for a long time and the only thing I know to call it is the "self-importance factor"; if you don't know what that is see if this helps: do you ever feel that because of some item, characteristics, or other symbol that you are more important than others; if so then guess what you are tragically diagnosed with "self-importance factoritis" but it is cureable. I know a lot of people read this and think "no way, not me" but it happens more than you think and stems from several things from your job, you bank account (this is a really bad one), who your family is, or where you went to school; and even though you may not see it you might have acted under this condition and not known it. Try this next time your in the mall, office, etc. and you see a person on the janitorial staff say "hello" or even worse the next time you see this person working (if you do see them on a regular basis) ask yourself what is their name <- got a lot of you with these didn't I. Just because someone is in a service position makes them no less important than the CEO. I have had the crap jobs and have finally moved into a company where I have potential to move up the ladder, I'm not at the top but I can at least see it and it is not out of reach. Some people genuinely don't show this issue for example one of the VPs for my company actually shocked and scared me when I was going to lunch and said "hey Aaron, how are you?", I have never met this man before but he knew who I was and he was many promotions away from where I could be but he still took the time to know who his employees are. On the flip side in my previous industry (hotels) I actually had members who belonged to our rewards club and would be the highest level and you could tell they would actually want me to kick out someone so they could have a room and it didn't matter if it was mom and dad with 2 or 3 kids or not, then they would want an upgrade to a jacuzzi room. Has it bad doesn't he. Now you might ask yourself why do I write this self-damning piece to point out our pride in being the level we are in, but that is not the goal, take pride in who you are and where you are but don't forget the people under you are probably the ones holding you up. This belief stems from my faith and I tell anyone that before God we are all the same, sinners with no way on our own to save our selves, and that salvation is from Christ and Christ alone. So the next time you get gas, eat at a resteraunt, or even go to work and see some "lower" than yourself remember that is a person with feelings, hopes, dreams, and more importantly is on the same playing field as you in God's eyes and might have that step over you if they have received the Grace that came through the Cross and you have not so even though in this life you have the one up, it doesn't mean it will always be that way. That's the truth as I see it.


Aaron J. Howe