We’ve been hearing a lot of people say to other people, “Do your job!”
But what is your job?
Is your job to manufacture widgets, or to sell things, or to serve food, or remove trash, teach others, create laws, clean windows, manage computers?
Or is your job, first and foremost, to be a human being, to help others, to fight injustice, to protect those who can’t fend for themselves?
Sometimes events occur which are of a higher calling than manufacturing widgets or selling things…
When the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened, and people left their work to help others, to aid in rescuing their fellow man, to try to survive, was anyone there yelling at them to get back to work and do their job?
When a school shooting occurs, and lives are in danger, are teachers expected to keep teaching, and act as if nothing is happening?
When a natural disaster strikes (or even, you know, a really bad snowstorm) I find some comfort in knowing people will take time to help out others.
When the shit goes down, I expect my fellow humans to be there for me, just as I would be there for them.
That “every man for himself” crap? That’s not what’s made great things happen. Working together is what makes accomplishing amazing things possible.