Whatever You Do in Life Will Be Insignificant, But It's Very Important That You Do It--Mahatma Gandhi
What are the insignificant things in life, the mundane, the every day details? I was recently in India, Gandhi's country. It's different there, the driving is crazy, but done without the drama of road rage. Driving is an insignificant detail of life, but it serves a purpose, it gets you where you are going. That little example of driving, without drama, is an example of the importance of how things are done.
So much of life is insignificant details, cooking, laundry, dishes. How can these insignificant things be so enjoyable and yet they are. They serve as a purpose to show love. I once read a story about a man, his brother was an invalid, severely handicapped, he needed his family to care for him. They did all those mundane things that we who are able to move take for granted, they were done for him by those who loved him. From the outer view this man's life seemed rather worthless, he was unable to contribute to society by holding down a job. As the story continued the man writing it told of 2 different women he dated, the first one he brought home showed contempt for his brother, the 2nd woman showed love and compassion, he knew the 2nd one was the one for him.
Today you might do something that could be viewed as insignificant, it could be something as simple as holding a door for someone, smiling at the person nearby, giving an encouraging word to another. It is very important to do those things that seem insignificant, because they might, after all, turn out to be very important.
What are the insignificant things in life, the mundane, the every day details? I was recently in India, Gandhi's country. It's different there, the driving is crazy, but done without the drama of road rage. Driving is an insignificant detail of life, but it serves a purpose, it gets you where you are going. That little example of driving, without drama, is an example of the importance of how things are done.
So much of life is insignificant details, cooking, laundry, dishes. How can these insignificant things be so enjoyable and yet they are. They serve as a purpose to show love. I once read a story about a man, his brother was an invalid, severely handicapped, he needed his family to care for him. They did all those mundane things that we who are able to move take for granted, they were done for him by those who loved him. From the outer view this man's life seemed rather worthless, he was unable to contribute to society by holding down a job. As the story continued the man writing it told of 2 different women he dated, the first one he brought home showed contempt for his brother, the 2nd woman showed love and compassion, he knew the 2nd one was the one for him.
Today you might do something that could be viewed as insignificant, it could be something as simple as holding a door for someone, smiling at the person nearby, giving an encouraging word to another. It is very important to do those things that seem insignificant, because they might, after all, turn out to be very important.
Very true, indeed! Well written, and an Important reminder to us all to take the moments and do the seemingly insignificant tasks and gestures that add up to a life of kindness.
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