Working in the City, I have become more grateful for life. I have been able to be myself, work at my pace, and then turn that work in and have it accepted by the higher-ups in City Hall.
Having this done every day is such a thrilling and amazing experience. Last year in school, I did not know what I wanted to do in my career. I was very scared of what my life would look like and how I would be able to be happy with a career or job I choose. I prayed every night for that whole year. I thanked god every night for allowing me to live in this world and to have the problems that I am having. Not everyone in the world can say they have the freedom to choose their path; not everyone has the same selection of jobs that we have here in America. I realized in the fall semester of my junior year that I do not care what I do just yet, that will come with time, I only care about making other people happy, and making other people understand how good life can be or is! It was at this point that I signed up for a class that I did not need. This class was called Basic Surveying 101. It was an intro class that a Civil Engineer could take as a science credit toward their degree. I signed up for that and had no idea what to expect or what it would be like. Now, a semester and a half later, it is my full-time job, I transferred over to Surveying, and got a job with the City of Akron downtown. I work under two amazing people who are licensed in our field! This led me to reflect on my life and thank God,just half a year ago I was worried about my future, now I am loving life and happy for even the bad things. They turn into learning opportunities that only further my education or understanding of life!
In this job, I have met a substantial number of people. Shook hands with countless hard working individuals, helped design, measure, or formulate plans with many more as well. I work outside, so I also converse with a plethora of people daily. These conversations are rather short, but every time they make me appreciate more about life. People are so curious, but they also want to get to know you, want to understand why you are doing what you’re doing, and how that can help them. This is selfish at times, as being nosy is a trait of mine, but at the same time, it is because we care about our fellow humans. If it is a friend, we just want to know that they are okay. Sometimes being nosy is okay, so when this happens at work, I get happy and have a nice conversation with them!
So, be grateful for what you have. I have learned that life is too short to live worrying about your future. I should have fully trusted God much sooner than now. I always trusted him, but I worried about my future. Now I do not care what happens, I only care about the things I do now. I care about who I help, who I can make happy, or leave their life a little better than I entered it! I have learned while working, you may never see these people in your life again, so there’s no better time to smile and wave! Give them a nice gesture of your goodwill, of God’s will. Doing this will make the world just a little bit better for that person, and I think that is what else I have learned. Life needs to be happier; it needs more people smiling and trying to make other people smile! Don’t get me wrong, we are all going through something, but giving another person alittle gesture of good faith may help brighten your day just enough for you to feel a little better! I Love Life, I Love God!
