Ignatius Quote

One rare exceptional deed, is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones.

This quote really speak to me and what I have been taught growing up as a child. It particularly resonates with me as an RA. I think that what Ignatius was getting at is that the quality of the acts of service that we do should matter far more than the frequency with which we do them.

For me, as an RA I am required as a part of my job description to interact with my residents on a regular basis. While I certainly do love meeting new people and getting to know them, especially my residents, I find that many times doing things for them feels forced. Between doing floor programs, and one on ones and roommate agreements I have to interact with them quite a bit. These interactions are all meaningful, but never quite as fulfilling as I want them to be. It is so much more fulfilling when I can interact with them intentionally and have unforced organic conversations. I think that these are the exceptional and good deeds that Ignatius was talking about.

In a world where we are so inundated with quick conversations and likes on Facebook and Instagram, it is always good to show people that you love them on a daily basis. These thing should be meaningful. I know that from personal experience when people do things for me that are meaningful, as opposed to just a hundred small hardly meaningful acts, it means so much more. Not only that, but to do so etching truly exceptional it requires thought. This thought is what really makes all the difference.

As humans we always desire to have something really. Beyond the mundane, and trivial, we desire what real and what will last. I think that that is what Ignatius was trying to get us to see. That we need something of significance. Something of substance. Something of value, and the reality is that they can't  happen as often as we'd like, because these things truly take time and thought.