Habits

Most 32 yr old men my age are home with their girlfriends/wives or families at close to 9:30 on a week day night. Not me, I'm driving down town to meet a friend I haven't seen in a long time.
He is in town for a wedding and called saying he had a rough day and will be spending a few hours at a favorite coffee shop/hangout we use to frequent years ago.

As I'm driving under flourescent lights & along empty streets I realize I do this all the time. When there is a friend in need or someone who calls and asks something of me I usually drop whatever I'm doing to help them or assist them.

As I drive I comtemplate why I do it. It isn't because of duty. I'm not getting paid for it nor am I any sort of professional problem solver. But I almost always respond so maybe it is because of a sense of duty. There isn't always a desire to do whatever people ask of me but there is a strong desire to help people. I'm motivated by a sense of duty and desire. I am no different than anyone else as far as duty or desire are concerned...I just rarely think about these types of things and often wonder why I do what I do.