Work

"If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven played music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Each of us is given our own unique set of talents. We are not all destined for glamorous work. The streets need to be swept, so God created some people who do that kind of work better than others, and better than other types of work. Society needs all kinds of workers to do all kinds of jobs.

If you are meant to be a streetsweeper, you can still do an exceptional job of it. You can still prove your talents to the whole world in a way that makes others sit up and notice. No matter what you do, you can always strive for beauty, excellence, and integrity in all your work. You can always do work that you can be proud of.

There are ways to make even the simplest of jobs special. One mentally handicapped bagger at a grocery store decided to make papers with inspirational quotes and put one in each person's grocery bag. Between that and his infectious smile, he was the most popular bagger in the store. All it takes is a love for your work and a little creativity.

What ways can you improve the work that you do? Can you do your work even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven played music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry? Can you do your work so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great ... who did his job well."?

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