Being Needed

I received a message from a colleague whom I used to see every day at the office but haven’t seen in person since early in the pandemic.

“Hey, how are you doing? I wanted to check on you!”

He then promptly asked for my help.

I could be cynical and remark that people show up only when they want something, but the reality is even more blunt.

If people didn’t need things from us, we would rarely see them at all except by random chance. They would effectively vanish from our lives.

So when someone show up and asks for your help, avoid the temptation to be cynical. Instead be grateful that you are in a position to add value to that person’s life, at least for a fleeting moment.

Being needed is as important as being loved and typically more durable. The world is full of past lovers who separated when someone didn’t get what they needed.