Monday, September 21, 2009

And the award goes to...

Last night I watched about 30 minutes of the Emmy Awards on TV. I’m not a huge award show watcher, but I do like to see some of the production elements they incorporate into their broadcast. The coolest thing I saw last night was the moving LCD panels...sweet! But that’s not what this post is about.

This post is about excellence. The purpose of the Emmys, Oscars, Grammys, etc. is to award those who are excellent in their respective fields. The recipients of these awards are truly the best of the best. But the best at doing what? They do what they do to entertain or inform their audience. They are so good at entertaining that the world stands up, applauds and gives them an award...a little statue.

So why do we do what we do? What’s our purpose? Are we the best of the best? Do we know who our audience truly is? What are we working toward...a little statue or an eternal crown?

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