# The Big Day By:: [[Ross Jackson]] 2024-10-03 Successful events require a great deal of planning and orchestration. Few things intentionally monumental occur without work. To prepare is to care. Apathetic people do not prepare events. They can’t be bothered. Preparation is a personal investment. One is literally investing part of oneself into making an event a success. In many cases, the big day for which one is preparing is for somebody else. The people making the event “special” might not even be invited to attend. Again, this is an act of care. It is perhaps unfortunate that many become blind to the careful work of others. It is taken for granted and seems banal. Wherever people gather, there is care. If there is food, there is care. If it is comfortable at the location, there is care. These things don’t just happen. Somebody is always behind the scenes attempting to ensure that things go off without a hitch. The big day is the culmination of many small things. Awareness of this helps one observe all that is required to make something nice for others. Through this awareness, one can better show appreciation to all who perform the many thankless tasks that deserve to be noticed. When there is a “big” day, look for the “little” people who did all the things that are routinely taken for granted to make the event special. #### Related Items [[Events]] [[Caring]] [[Intention]] [[Work]] [[Effort]]