Appreciation....each human need that. Like it or not, every human being was created with ego. Some have very fragile one, the other solid like stone. For whatever kind of ego they have, each one to be touched at least once in life.
However in service, in life, in anything there are always people that not appreciated despite they need one..
what i mean here is simply a reflection on how we often appreciate people around us...
we clap our hands for people that speak in public but not for those who listen to it....
we appreciate people that cook the food, laying it down on plate but not for those who wash it....
we shout for the champion in sport, games, science, etc but not for those who make the champion
often we limit our appreciation, based on the "impact" that they do for society....
we lifting up those who can cure cancer, or any deadly disease...but we seldom appreciate each mother who heal their children cough, flu, fever, every single times these children got sick.
However personally, i dont think "impact" can only be the measurement of service in life....
some might only done a small impact, yet their effort of doing so is more that can be asked from them, their sacrifice probably beyond those who had done great "impact" in life....
we look up on evangelist who visit around the world - giving powerful sermon - convert many people - looking from "impact" point of view they have done a good job but effort? often they have a team that already prepare everything for them
how about small church pastor in rural area? Not only they have an evangelistic team, they have limited time, resources, comfort, etc. They might never fly on jet, crossing around the globe, sleeping in luxury hotel, meeting important people, and so on, and so forth....
but their sacrifice? i believe they have done more sacrifice than any other servant...
These preacher, might only preach for their villager for 20 years, no grandeur conversion in hundreds, but yet each of these church member, these villager has been feed each day and taken care every single aspect of their life...
im looking this from pastoral point of view- but yet in any aspect of life this thing always happen. We salute President, Manager, CEO, etc - but how about those who wash their clothes, clean their toilet, dump their garbage?
how about a loving father that struggle every day collecting rags, waste so his son can eat - he might never sit on throne, doing bilateral discussion with other president, but yet his effort and sacrifice for their children is more than what a president can do for their country...
they say that big name come with big responsibility - i dont think so...
Just another answer for question nobody ask...
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