(E.J. – USA) I was working late one night when I realized I had a voicemail. Earlier in the day a friend with whom I am working on a project had left a message to call her. She lives three time zones away.
It was midnight and I was ready to call it a day. But it occurred to me that it was only 9:00 pm where she lived. I realized immediately that this was an opportunity to share my time, no matter how tired I felt I should return her call. When she answered, the tone in her voice confirmed for me that I’d made the right choice. Her joy paid me back a hundred times over for the small amount of fatigue I was feeling.
We were able to work for another hour on the details of the project, and we made great progress. But for me, even more important than the work on our project is the confirmation that when I pay attention that “little voice,” I discover ways of performing little acts that have a truly lasting effect for me and for my neighbor.
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