SELFLESS

Definition:–adjective

having little or no concern for oneself, esp. with regard to fame, position, money, etc.; unselfish.

 

After having a nice chat with some wonderful friends a few weeks ago, I have vowed to myself to be more selfless. This is a big task for anyone to take. I mean let’s face it, it’s a dog eat dog world and we’re all wearing milk-bone underwear. Everyone is out for themselves, no one really thinks about someone else. But in the same sense someone has to be less selfish or we wouldn’t get anywhere. My husband is better at being selfless when it comes to work, he’s the guy that will stay after work and finish up so the others can leave on time, stay late for someone that needs to pick up their car, etc. Once we even had to go over there at 10 pm for a lady to pick up her car so she could have it for the weekend. Me, I always say if you can’t be here before closing, then you wait until the next day. The way I see it, is in their line of work, whatever it may be, they wouldn’t want to have to wait around or work extra, without any kind of reward. He says it would be nice for them to offer something, but he never expects it. I know it’s that whole do unto others thing. Now at home it’s a different story, since I guess this is my office, I’m more selfless at home. I keep hoping and praying that one day we’ll both be like that everywhere, but right now it’s a battle of wills I guess you could say. I always tell him that the world gets the Chris I want him to be at home. I guess that’s the old comfort zone, we take for granted the people we are closest to, so we feel we can be more selfish with them and they will understand. It’s a delicate balance, that I think everyone weighs each day. The business man that does just one more file, instead of having dinner with his children. A worker that works overtime instead of getting to his kid’s game. The list goes on. I wish it was as easy as it is in my head. It seems like such a small detail, such a simple thing to do. And if so why is the world in such dismay? Why do so many people watch as another struggles?

I know I’m trying, will you?