Tuesday, December 08, 2009

self-worth

there is nothing more humbling, nothing that can bring you down to earth more than the innocence of a child.

he has spent the better part of his life building his empire, dedicating his time, his waking hours, his life to his work to be where he is today. he walked into the room, and a child innocently asked, 'are you the chef?'. in the majestic beauty of his cold hard majestic residence, he was not the master, the king, the supreme but instead, to outward appearance, a paid employee of the residence. yet the little child did not mean any malice, nor did he say it with sarcasm or insult. it was just a naive guileless question. to which brings the question to mind, is it all worth it?

2 comments:

licko said...

Yes, it is worth every bit if you look at it from the other side.

me said...

daer licko: i guess as long as the first party thinks it is worth it, it is worth every single minute. not from the second party's view, nor the third, or any others.

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