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I was in an office building the other day for an
appointment. As I was sitting in the waiting room I watched
several office workers hurry by. Their faces were full of
seriousness and worry and not a single one had a smile.
Each of them seemed full of stress and empty of joy. It
saddened me to think that everyone of them had just started
their workday and would spend another seven hours in this
state.
It was then, however, that I noticed what had to be the
happiest worker that I had ever seen. This person was
actually singing while she worked. She had a smile for me,
the others in the waiting room, and every other worker who
passed her way. Several of those serious, worried, and
unhappy workers that I had seen earlier, in fact, stopped to
say hi to her. They soon were exchanging kind words and
gentle jokes with her as well. It was clear that she was
the real heart of this office building, and not just the
janitor who was mopping the floor.
This wise lady with a mop reminded me that it is not your
work that makes you happy and it is not the world that makes
you happy. It is rather you who bring joy to your work, and
you who make the world a happier place. God didn’t create
you to be miserable in this life. God brought you here to
spread love and share joy no matter what your circumstances
may be.
George Bernard Shaw once wrote that you should be "a force
of nature instead of a feverish, selfish, little clod of
ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not
devote itself to making you happy." Let us all take his
advice then. Let us all follow the beautiful example of a
wonderful janitor I know and bring joy to our work,
happiness to our world, and love to everyone around us. Let
us all be joyous forces of nature and loving Children of
God, working to clean this world with our mops and to uplift
this world with our smiles.
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