A beneficiary of everything

I am a beneficiary of so much that I did not create. Even this website, which I am building with ChatGPT, exists because of the work of other people.

The NHS. Doctors. Scientists. The police. People who build technology and the people who keep things running. I have contributed very little to creating most of what I rely on.

Then there is oxygen. I don’t pay for it. The sun, the trees and everything that allows me to be here having this experience.

The more I think about it, the more I see service everywhere. So much is serving me, often without my noticing.

That is what life comes back to for me: service. I want to build things that help. I want to learn, share what I am learning and make some contribution.

It brings humility. Whatever I am is full of other people’s work, ideas and experiences. We keep learning from each other.