Dirty Hands

I get my hand dirty while I'm working.  If you work with me, you probably realize that I also get several other parts of myself dirty in the process.  Someone at work today told me that I should wear gloves.  I should have today, too, because I was working with insulation.  No itchys yet...

However, I must say, what is wrong with getting dirty?  My coworker said that he likes his hands clean.  I responded with I like my hands dirty, it shows I was doing something useful.  I do kind of wear my dirt as a badge of honor.  I did something today!  I can tell progress was made!  I'm not just managing other peoples work, I'm rolling up my sleeves and helping them do it!

Life is more than virtual, and work is more than a computer.  For me to know how something works, I need to understand the process with my full range of senses.  I need to see and touch a part.  I need to hear and smell the environement in which its produced.  Isnt this part of the human experience?  And the point of work is twofold after all: 1) Glorify our creator God who made us creative and 2) Have dominion in this earth through the human (physical) experience.

We were created as physical beings as opposed to angels who were created as spiritual beings.  Therefore, I think that the physical world is there on purpose.  It is not something to be ignored or neglected.  It is something to be enjoyed, enveloped, embraced!  So I will continue to enjoy the physical part of my job.  I will continue to get dirty.  Just dont call me your dirty girl! :)