Being Needed

We all want to feel needed.  We even -need- to be needed, its part of our DNA or something.  It's what makes us who we are, makes us human.  The kind of 'need' you get from your bosses at work isn't the kind of being needed I'm talking about. But that has its moments too, if you have a boss who appreciates what you can do, and your willingness and attitude toward going above and beyond.

As I do every day on my way home from work, I call my folks.  Mostly I chat with my mom, and she gives me an update on Dad.  Today, Dad was alert and talkative when I called, and he piped up during the conversation to have Mom tell me something:  

"Come over, I need help!" 

Now that's the kind of needed I LIKE!

I quipped right back, "Tell him I'm on my way!"  

I could hear him laughing in the background.
Sure did make me feel good.
He was my Dad today. :)