a new job
Just this past week I took on a new job that not too long ago I never would have imagined myself doing; on Tuesday I started delivering two paper routes for the Lethbridge Herald.
I have been looking for a very part-time job to help with a few of my university expenses that will not interfere with my studies or with my work at the church. The more I considered taking on a paper route, the more it seemed to fit the bill. And of course this job has an added bonus: it forces me to step aside from my books and computer and to get a little bit of exercise every day. By the time I had signed my name on the dotted line everything about this new opportunity seemed to be looking good, that was until my second day on the job rolled around.
I was full of confidence having survived my first day on the job. I was up good and early, with plenty of time to get my papers all delivered by my 7 am deadline. I was equipped with my paper delivering gear: I had my fancy new paper deliver bag and my trusty Saskatchewan Rough Riders cap. Full of determination I opened up the front door of my house only to make a horrifying discovery… I saw the rain pouring down out of the sky! Do you remember what it was like on Wednesday morning? It wasn’t pretty. It was at that moment I felt like hanging up my paper bag and going straight back to bed!
I knew when I signed up for this job I knew that on some days I would be required to endure some nasty weather, but I didn’t expect to be walking through – what seemed to me to be – a torrential monsoon on my second day!
Weary and rain soaked by the end of my second day on the job as a Lethbridge Herald paper carrier I was reminded of a significant lesson that I’m sure I will need to learn several more times before my life is done. It is one thing to accept in your mind that every person’s life journey – at times – takes a turn through the valley of the shadow, but it is a much different thing when it is your turn to walk that path for yourself.
I have been looking for a very part-time job to help with a few of my university expenses that will not interfere with my studies or with my work at the church. The more I considered taking on a paper route, the more it seemed to fit the bill. And of course this job has an added bonus: it forces me to step aside from my books and computer and to get a little bit of exercise every day. By the time I had signed my name on the dotted line everything about this new opportunity seemed to be looking good, that was until my second day on the job rolled around.
I was full of confidence having survived my first day on the job. I was up good and early, with plenty of time to get my papers all delivered by my 7 am deadline. I was equipped with my paper delivering gear: I had my fancy new paper deliver bag and my trusty Saskatchewan Rough Riders cap. Full of determination I opened up the front door of my house only to make a horrifying discovery… I saw the rain pouring down out of the sky! Do you remember what it was like on Wednesday morning? It wasn’t pretty. It was at that moment I felt like hanging up my paper bag and going straight back to bed!
I knew when I signed up for this job I knew that on some days I would be required to endure some nasty weather, but I didn’t expect to be walking through – what seemed to me to be – a torrential monsoon on my second day!
Weary and rain soaked by the end of my second day on the job as a Lethbridge Herald paper carrier I was reminded of a significant lesson that I’m sure I will need to learn several more times before my life is done. It is one thing to accept in your mind that every person’s life journey – at times – takes a turn through the valley of the shadow, but it is a much different thing when it is your turn to walk that path for yourself.
posted by Jason at 6:51 p.m.
2 Comments:
Hey J,
I delivered papers last year for a few months and it was great. I loved the crispness of the early morning and it gave me great alone time for myself.
Keep on going - it gets easier after the first week or two.
Thanks man, other than my second day it has been good. Once I have the route memorized I am planning on listening to some audio books while I deliver the papers.
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