“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
The quote from Mark Twain is seen as inspirational and touted as a reason to strike bravely into the unknown. And while I think there is a place for throwing off the bowlines and sailing away, today I want to honor the people who do not.
There are people who stay in their jobs year after year, doing the same things, at most tweaking something here and there so that it works better. They're dependable. They get the job done. They are solid. They are servants in their approach and encouragers to those who work around them.
I have the great privilege of working with some of these people. While they won't get headlines and probably won't get accolades, they represent a lot of what is good and solid in our society. They continue to do their best to produce excellent quality in the tasks that have been set before them, sometimes even pushing through in spite of difficult people, lack of recognition and tough personal times. And yet they remain faithful. They are my heroes. They have my admiration and thanks.
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