I'm a Ranger at a National Park, and I give tours and talks explaining the historic event that occurred here and why it remains significant to us nearly a century and a half later.
I really enjoy what I do and I'm good at it; though I find it never pays to take yourself too seriously.
One afternoon, a couple of years ago I was giving the two-hour battlefield tour and everything was really clicking. The weather was beautiful, I had a big energetic crowd, they were asking great questions and I was really on a roll.
As their enthusiasm and interest continued to increase, my energy level also began to build, before you knew it, I was giving one of the best talks of that summer.
And man-oh-man did my audience respond.
They were getting more into it and excited by the minute.
It seemed that everyone was taking pictures of me...
lots of enthusiastic pointing...
and smiles all around. People were really, really, into what I was telling them.
As I wrapped up that part of the tour and headed back to my van to lead them to the next stop, one of the visitors tapped me on the shoulder and asked...
"Did you know that there was a butterfly on your hat for much of the time you were talking to us?"
Humility is a lesson learned daily at your National Parks.
Cheers!
Mannie
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