The Only Important Thing I Ever Learned

This is the sort of saccharine coated writing that I seldom read.

I almost never read this kind of feel good epiphany piece. Well, that’s not quite accurate. I do sometimes read these and sometimes I try to write one, but it never feels right. I redraft and redraft again and eventually I just kill it off because it always sounds pompous or silly. I just can’t seem to find the right tone.

But I have something inside me that I want to say. Maybe I’m reluctant to put it in writing because I think that surely everyone must know this. But everyone does not, because I do not hear about it. Maybe that’s because they have the same difficulties I do?

What am I rambling on about? Helping others. It’s only that. It’s very important to me and has been for a long time now.

I have learned many things in my life. Programming languages, creating web pages, effective troubleshooting, a bit of Latin, a bit of Spanish, a fair bit of history and more. Some of these helped me earn a living, some were just curiosity or for fun.

But the most important thing I learned was that helping other people was what brought the most happiness to me.

Oh, that sounds so mushy and corny, doesn’t it? Maybe with religious overtones too?