Humble Service

    Anyone who's read my other blog probably knows I work at Thanksgiving Point. Today's Weekly Hope article is about a person there.
    Most people who visit the venue I work at never see her. Only some of the team members seem to notice her. She's not the first face you'll see upon arriving, and she's not the sort of person you're likely to remember when you leave. She isn't an Explorer like I am; she's not someone who comes up to you and starts talking to you to enrich your experience and help you learn new things at our venue. But the role she plays in your experience is huge, even if you never have cause to notice it.
    She's a hard worker--of that I can attest, having watched her do her job virtually every time I'm on shift for nearly six months. She's humble--she never calls attention to herself. But, like most people, she loves to be noticed, and if you say hello, she'll greet you with, 'Hola!' and a smile.
    How can someone like that go unseen, you might wonder?
    Well, the work she does, while important, is the sort of thing most people take for granted. You see, this woman is the cleaning lady--she comes in, every day, to clean our venue's bathrooms, take out the trash, vacuum the office, sweep the floors, and generally tidy up our venue so it'll be a nice place for our guests.
    Humble work, but she does it faithfully and cheerfully, and I have never once heard her complain--though to be fair, I don't speak Spanish like some of my other co-workers do. Sure, it's her job to do all this, but I still try to thank her every time I see her working, because without her, our venue wouldn't be nearly as cool to visit.
    So, next time you go somewhere and see someone like this good woman, perhaps consider giving them a tip. The work they do isn't what I would consider 'fun' work, but it's important, and necessary, and they deserve thanks for being willing to do it.


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