The Best Job

 

 

 I have worked in many kinds of jobs.

 All of them were easier than taking care of my mother, who had Alzheimer’s disease. If you ask me what the easiest job I have ever done was, doubtless, it was this!

 The librarian for the university library! I was a librarian in the 2000s.

 A library in a university has mainly difficult books. They took time to read. Then a few students came to the library. I used to work at the reception desk and do procedures for renting books. But only about two or three students came to the reception desk per hour. I could work on my chair. About one time per hour, I would bring the returned books back to the bookshelf. It was nice to take a walk. They also had an air conditioner. Once a while, my superior said to me, “Please, take a rest.” But I was already rested. I couldn’t imagine a more relaxing situation.

 I used a computer to perform procedures for renting books. I was allowed to use the computer for my personal purposes. In those days, I was kind of a writer. I was writing on the computer during work time. Moonlighting. While doing one job, I was also doing another job. It was very efficient.

 One day, when I was double working, the section manager was approaching me. He was the highest superior I had ever talked to in the library. I was worried he might complain about my moonlighting. But he said, “Your typing speed is very high.”

 He praised me.

 Later, when I published my first book, the section manager came to my house and bought a copy of my book.

 I wish all workplaces in the world might be like this.

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Tragic Rabbit

 

 When I was a student, I worked at an event for children. I was asked to escort a costumed actor. Later, I also became an actor in a costume. But at that time, I had never worn a costume before. If we are going to lead a car, it is better we have driving experience. It is difficult to lead a car if you have never driven a car. We should realize the same thing happens when escorting a costumed actor.

 If you wear a costume that covers your face, you are almost blind. We must be very careful when escorting a costumed actor, especially if there are obstacles.

 On that day, I was working as a member of the event crew. The venue was a park. My superior asked me, “Could you escort him to the green room?” “He” was a pretty rabbit. I had no idea why he needed a guide to the green room. The green room was a tent. It was not very far away. So I just walked ahead of him, saying, “This way, please.” He followed me.

 There were bollards, which are short pillars used to block cars. I had no idea he couldn’t see the bollards. I walked through the bollards and said, “Come this way.”

 Then the tragedy happened. One of the bollards smashed his crotch. In most cases, a bollard is the perfect height to smash someone’s crotch. The rabbit squatted down on the road for a while.

 The rabbit finally arrived in the green room. I apologize to him. He said, “I’m OK.” Then he undressed the costume. He wore piercings all over his face. He looked like a punk rocker. I was lucky because I apologized to him when he was a rabbit. I am not sure I could have apologized to him when he was a punk rocker. He looked very scary.

 Dear friends, costumed actors have a difficult time seeing. Please, be careful, especially near a bollard.

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