Training! Everybody needs training before they start any kind of work, unless you want the more painful road of trial-and-error... which leaves a lot of people discouraged before they begin. Today's my first day of training, and I really can't talk much about the company's top-secret training program (the company being a well-respected, international organization), so I'll just talk about the fillers - the stuff in between the training.
After the awkward "getting to know you" part of the training (oops, that was confidential!) which I mentioned only because my own status as a Royal Priest was exposed (Exposed? Am I trying to HIDE anything to fear being exposed?) and I receive the obligatory Q&A about specifics. I have to say it was not very convincing, as Royal Priests are not officially recognized by any known denomination, is hunted down by a spiritual Enemy and thus have to maintain a great deal of secrecy, and has yet to establish it's online and global presence. I realize it requires, ironically, a leap of faith.
Lunch! Even Jesus was accused of gluttony at one time, did you know that? Anyway, I found this great place just a stone's throw from the building, easy on the pocket and the food is served piping-hot. After that I get together with a few fellow trainees (discovering the coffee dispenser in the process) - but not before clarifying with a trainer that we're still having trouble delivering Communion online - and we few fellows engage in smalltalk about psychosomatic disorders. Nice. After we've transformed each other into raging hypochondriacs, it's back to the training room.
The day goes by better than expected, I think. Hopefully it's the start of something new. My dad, upon hearing my sensible choice of employment, once proclaimed, "This is the first step to your future!" The thing I keep to myself is, my future has been written long before I was born. Plus the fact that the company survived before I became a part of it and will survive long after I'm gone. The fact that I'm alive, posting this blog today, is proof positive that there is still something I need to do. And that goes for the rest of us, too.
Maybe we can talk about it over lunch tomorrow, OK? Free coffee.
