There are two situations that make interesting stories; when an extraordinary person is plunged in the commonplace, and when an ordinary person gets involved in extraordinary events.
Sister Helen Prejan
As I read the quote by Sister Helen Prejan movie titles and book titles came to mind. We are continually drenched in reality shows and documentaries that tell the stories of nobodies who are now famous because they might have won an award or top spot on a show like American Idol. It is silly, and sad, at the same time, this curious obsession we have with under dogs and fallen heros. You can be certain there will always an audience willing to listen.
I would like to propose a third interesting situation that some may not seem to find all that interesting. What about the man who gets up every morning and goes to work and has scratched out a living for his wife and kids for the past 25 years. What about the single mother who gets her kids up at 6 in the morning to feed them and get them off to day care or school and barely makes it to work on time...every weekday. Or the pastor of a small congregation who works all week and still feeds the flock on Sundays and Wednesday nights, who visits homes and hospitals during the rest of the week. We pretty much ignore those stories because they just aren't as exciting. No paparazzi following them everywhere.
The world is full of people doing the right things for the right reasons, day in day out, just
like you and me, with no nod from Hollywood. It is this third interesting (or not so interesting maybe) that makes the world work, day in and day out. The man at the gas station, the store cashier, the waitress, and the CNA; they all lead common lives that really are the back bone of everything that happens everyday.
like you and me, with no nod from Hollywood. It is this third interesting (or not so interesting maybe) that makes the world work, day in and day out. The man at the gas station, the store cashier, the waitress, and the CNA; they all lead common lives that really are the back bone of everything that happens everyday.So the next time you are tempted to get excited about the new American Idol, ask yourself this question. How is this really going to benefit me or touch my life? Then when you go to the store be nice to the cashier, and be thankful that ordinary people like them are making your life a little easier; just like you are, theirs.
We touch so many lives everyday; what kind of impact are we having on those around us? Good? Bad? Do they see Jesus in us? I hope so.
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