David Kramer asks an important question…
Today as I was working on the window trim, answering questions about hanging drywall, trying to find out how big the kitchen sink is, trying to get the doors ordered, I had this feeling not unlike the colonel in the movie Bridge Over the River Kwai. He was so proud of how well his troops were working and the progress they were making. I am doing all this work and not getting paid. Eating lunch at Salvation Army. Sleeping in a bunkroom. Why do I feel so good about it? Everyone is working so hard, I can’t get them to stop working so we can go back to camp and take a shower before it gets dark. (The showers are outside). They ask me what to do, I tell them, and they do it. It’s that easy. This is not my house. I will go home and may never see it again. So why does it feel so good? I have dust in my hair, splinters in my hands, and my shirt is soaking wet. Can you tell me why?
November 2nd, 2006 at 6:54 pm
It feels good because working with a team with a mission always feels better than working alone. Glad you are all having such fun.