I was watching Saturday Night Live the other night- okay, actually I saw it on the DVR during the day, because I NEVER stay awake past "LIVE! From NEW YORK..."
Anyway, thanks to modern technology I saw this episode all the way to the end. Remember how it ends? The whole cast, an the musical guest, and the guest star all gather on the stage to say thanks and good night.
Two things always fascinate me about this part of the show. First, that these tv actors, who are on tv all the time, and have been at this point in the show, on tv for an hour and a half... they mug like crazy for the camera! Like kids in home movies, making faces and waving and fighting for space in the front. Makes me wonder if it's just human nature.
The other thing is how hard they celebrate their week's work. Like they've come through a war together, or mounted some massive... something. Like survivors. Like conquerers. It made me think... how would our lives be different if we celebrated the end of every work week like that?
I my case, working for the Church, I guess our curtain call would have to be after the last Mass of the weekend. Our whole parish staff would gather in the Sanctuary, and the music group would play a nice instrumental piece and we'd clap along, waving at people in the pews. One of us would say "We want to thank everyone who made this week such a great one! Yeah! Thanks to all our Eucharistic Ministers, the Lectors... the whole staff, the volunteers, you people rock!!! Good night everybody!!" and then we'd hug each other, give high-fives, and tell each other what great jobs we did this week, and how much we loved working with each other. Then, of course, we'd all go to the wrap party.
Wouldn't work feel so much more satisfying that way?
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aw - you're making me miss YOW now. That's kinda how YOW always ended, but of course that was a once-a-year special event.
You're right that it would be great to have that emotion after a regular work week (or in your case, weekend). Oddly enough, we used to get a little bit of that after our once-a-month Sunday night low key & poorly attended Confirmation/Youth Masses. Father M would thank us musicians and other ministers/acolytes, a few parents would clap or thank us afterwards, we (the band) would congrat each other for a job well done and on a few occasions Andy (Little Drummmer Boy) would talk us into stopping after for subs or chinese food.
Not exactly what you were envisioning, but better than nothing (hey, could that be the new Catholic Church mantra? "Not exactly what you were envisioning, but better than nothing". Kinda catchy I think.)
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