People seem to be getting ever lazier, no longer able to pick themselves up to do even the simplest tasks.

This hits hard because so much of my early adult life was predicated on keeping things as easy as possible. I avoided jobs that would have me work more than 40 hr/wk and have me dress up in a suit and tie. I compromised on living conditions so I could work less demanding jobs. I spent over a year living out of my car and a storage locker while enjoying unemployment and trading Magic: The Gathering cards for a living. It was fun, but it was also isolating.

It means to be relevant in people's lives and hopefully, for the positive. Get your hands dirty building family, community, society and break your bubble world.

This is why I've enjoyed teaching. Surely, it isn't the toughest job. There is plenty of vacation and the average work day is shorter (although there is plenty of work expected to be completed outside of working hours if you're not careful). Best of all, I get to impact lives and build relationships every day. I have the opportunity to affect 100 lives for the better every year, daily. It is such a gift to hear from students 5, 10, 15 years later how one piece of encouragement, one piece of knowledge, or even one piece of perspective has changed their lives for the better. I'm grateful for my position to teach, because it is the easiest way for me to give back to society.