more on gratitude
Videos like this are reason alone to not be on Youtube while at work - cue the waterworks.
My dad and I happened to be in Alexandria a few weeks ago and stopped by the condo that we lived in when I was 6 months old. He started talking about what life was like back then, and I was struck by what my parents have done and given up for me and my sister. It's like that last part of Saving Private Ryan - I wonder if I've truly earned the sacrifice of my parents, of the people around me. Maybe life doesn't work that way because only God knows our worth and value (after all, he gave the ultimate sacrifice). But I sometimes can't help but wonder - and feel like a worthless ingrate. I am an undeserving recipient of much. Now if only I could remember that during key moments of the work day...!