Do or did I matter...
Far too often I wonder if the things I do in life matter, now or in the future. Will the people I've met, that I'm related to, have encountered, will I have had an impact or will I even be a distant memory in the years to come. For the first time in a long time I can say yes.
A regular customer at my job asked me to convert a couple of vhs tapes for him, one of a horse race, the other of an interview with his great grandmother. He's a good man, so I had no qualms doing this for him. I'm a bit of a geek so I pretty much have all of the stuff needed to do this at little to no cost. It just took time and even that was in the background of doing my regular job. It didn't take too long, I threw a little iMovie magic on it, a transition or two and burned it to a DVD. Nothing I hadn't done before. Heck, since I have everything setup still I'm even gonna convert the Def Comedy Jam tapes I still have and throw them on my PLEX server! Anyway, I caught up with the man today and presented him with the originals and the DVDs. He was happy that I could do this for him and asked how much did he owe. I told him to watch the DVD, then donate to my weekend fund how ever much he wanted. Truthfully I'd have done it for free anyway (goes to show how much of a business man I am). But it was worth it to see the look on his face. He told me he hadn't watched the interview since it was filmed back in 1994!
He was happy I could do this for him. I'm looking forward to talking to him on Monday. I think I did something that mattered to someone and his family. For as self-important that we as a society have become, you have to pause. Look at what you do, look at who you do things for and why. Did you help a friend because they now owe you a favor? Or did you do it because to help a friend is what matters to you. I know why I did it. He matters to me and if I could pull this off it would make his day. He'll watch this interview with his family. Maybe they'll care, maybe they won't. If they do, I've done something that mattered. Not just one person, but to their family. Even if they never knew me, they'll appreciated what was done... I think.
To those who stumble upon this blog,
Do something for someone that matters to you. It might change your outlook on life. Even if the change is only for a little while.
- Peace
A regular customer at my job asked me to convert a couple of vhs tapes for him, one of a horse race, the other of an interview with his great grandmother. He's a good man, so I had no qualms doing this for him. I'm a bit of a geek so I pretty much have all of the stuff needed to do this at little to no cost. It just took time and even that was in the background of doing my regular job. It didn't take too long, I threw a little iMovie magic on it, a transition or two and burned it to a DVD. Nothing I hadn't done before. Heck, since I have everything setup still I'm even gonna convert the Def Comedy Jam tapes I still have and throw them on my PLEX server! Anyway, I caught up with the man today and presented him with the originals and the DVDs. He was happy that I could do this for him and asked how much did he owe. I told him to watch the DVD, then donate to my weekend fund how ever much he wanted. Truthfully I'd have done it for free anyway (goes to show how much of a business man I am). But it was worth it to see the look on his face. He told me he hadn't watched the interview since it was filmed back in 1994!
He was happy I could do this for him. I'm looking forward to talking to him on Monday. I think I did something that mattered to someone and his family. For as self-important that we as a society have become, you have to pause. Look at what you do, look at who you do things for and why. Did you help a friend because they now owe you a favor? Or did you do it because to help a friend is what matters to you. I know why I did it. He matters to me and if I could pull this off it would make his day. He'll watch this interview with his family. Maybe they'll care, maybe they won't. If they do, I've done something that mattered. Not just one person, but to their family. Even if they never knew me, they'll appreciated what was done... I think.
To those who stumble upon this blog,
Do something for someone that matters to you. It might change your outlook on life. Even if the change is only for a little while.
- Peace
posted by Fat Bobby at 12:56 PM
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