Well, today was the first day of one of my summer jobs. 11 hours, a toasty sunburn, general tiredness, and over 4 tons of debris later, I'm about ready to go to bed so I can do it again tomorrow. :-)
It's a good switch from the rather...non-physical school routine, and I love being outside. Basically, I'm a glorified garbage man. (no theological implications at all behind the word. :-) We go from subdivision to subdivision emptying dumpsters of the construction waste, including everything from paint, plywood, sheet rock, and an unbelievable plethora of etceteras.
Two things caught my attention today. One, Amercians waste a lot of things. Two, landfills are disgusting. Now, I'm no tree-hugging, trash collecting wacko, but I am now convinced landfills are the environmentalists best source of propaganda. I mean, have you ever been to one? Piles and piles of reeking, mounded garbage are mixed into the ground by giant bulldozers, forming heaping mounds soon to be poorly disguised by the thin grass sprinkled sparsely on the facade of the rounded hills. Yuck.
So what's the point? Well, first, I'm thankful for my God's provision of just the right job to meet my needs. Praise Him for His gracious provision. Second, you and I are stewards, are caretakers of the Creator's earth. Perhaps we would do well to consider more often how we're treating His splendid handiwork.
Posted by apelles at May 8, 2003 08:22 PM