Dedication
Dedication is something I think is seriously lacking in today's
society. So many people aren't dedicated to anything. Young people get a job
and find out it isn't as much fun as they thought it should be so they quit, or
better yet, they just stopped showing up. They have grandiose ideas about jobs
they love with huge paychecks. There isn't anything wrong with enjoying the job
or looking forward to payday, but the reality is that jobs aren't always what
we expect them to be.
Another reality is that companies aren't exactly dedicated
to their employees anymore either. People would often take a job and plan on
being there into retirement. My grandfather started working for the railroad when he was a teenager and stayed until he stopped working altogether. If someone wants to do that today, companies make
it very difficult, if not impossible.
But it isn't just the workforce where this is true. People
say they'll work in an area at church or volunteer with a local organization, but often forget to show up.
Friendships have a hard time surviving when there's
dedication on only one side.
Marriages fall apart every day because of a lack of 100%
dedication from both parties. It's easy to get a divorce, especially if there
are no children and its uncontested.
We need to be dedicated when we promise to do something. We
need to see it through whatever it is – job, friendship, marriage, any place
where we have made promises.
What areas of your life could use a little more of your
dedication? Think about that and then put forth the effort. Don't leave things,
or people, hanging and waiting for you.
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