This lady is arranging all the bags that come onto the conveyor with their name tags out, in position to be easily picked up. No one is requiring her to do this: she’s doing it because she wants to do a good job… because she enjoys doing her job well.

Work – all productive work – is the birthing of creativity into the world. A job well-done, as an old saying goes, is its own reward; and it truly is. Doing our work well – not just acceptably but well – demonstrates the quality of our internal life. This lady is showing what kind of being she is.

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So, before going back to the mundane, think about whatever it is you do, and look for ways to make yourself proud of it. Find ways to bring goodness out of yourself. Your elderly self will bless you for it.