Lonely Duties

"Is it boring to say the same words over and over?" Heh.

That in which one's mind and soul are engaged isn't always evident to the onlooker. My dog thinks most of what I do is sitting around, making this tray of buttons click and staring at a flat light (he can't see the screen, as far as I can tell). Bored. "Why aren't we outside running and chasing things?"

I was actually reminded of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The dreariest, boringest-seeming job. There's nothing there to guard except the sanctity of the place, and there's nothing for him to do except keep up that guarding. Yet they serve with pride, and for those who know why, because of that guard, we weep more in sympathy.

Actually tough jobs.