Adelle requested an Uber at about three o'clock in the morning. She was on the other side of town; it took me about twenty minutes to get there. About five minutes into the drive to pick her up, Adelle texted me: "Hello Michael. Please make sure you text me when you get here." OK, sure; no problem...
When I arrived at the pick up location, I texted Adelle, informing her of my arrival. I waited in front of the building... it kinda looked like a library. A few minutes later, Adelle slowly opened the door, and exited the building. She closed the door, turned around, and extended out in front of her a walking stick. The stick was white, with a little red on the tip, at the bottom. She started to walk very slowly, tapping the stick against the ground as she walked...
Adelle was blind... I got out of the car, and asked if I could be if any assistance. She said yes. So, I trotted up to the top of the steps. I stood on the porch beside Adelle. And I led her down the steps, to the curb, and into the car.
The ride was smooth. It was about a twenty-five minute drive. We talked about a lot of different things (Valu-Mart grocery makes deliveries! I gotta keep that in mind!)...
On the ride, though, Adelle made a noteworthy comment. She said, for blind people, "Uber is not a luxury". For the blind, "Uber is a service that provides desperately sought after quality of life"...
A very intriguing statement! I asked Adelle what she meant by that. She explained: "until Uber came to town, we had no spontaneity in life. If we wanted to go to the grocery, or to the local McDonalds, or wherever... we had to plan it a day in advance. And we couldn't change our plans! Now, with Uber, if I get hungry, and want to go to Wendy's... twenty minutes later I can be on my way! You guys are a valuable service to the blind community!"
Wow! Really... Wow!
You know what? It's so easy to simply think, "I'm just an Uber driver." But that's not the reality of the situation. You never really have to be "just" anything. Because everything you do... whatever it is... can add value to someone's life.
I do a lot of things... I drive with Uber... I sell Amway products... I do Bible instruction courses... But I don't "just" do anything! In everything that I do, I try my utmost to add value to someone...
So, what do YOU do? And how do you do it?
I encourage you, don't "just" do it, but go ahead and really do it. Take pride in what you do. And do it in a way that shows that pride. Because, you never know... what you do may be a "valuable service" to someone. What you have to offer may just be "desperately sought after" by someone in your community.
