The man who fixed our office plumbing did careful, honest work, and I found myself thanking him the same way I'd thank a surgeon. It wasn't performance. I've stopped ranking work by its station, mine included, and seeing the dignity in all of it has made the whole world feel less like a ladder.
More people experience this than they realize.
Seeing real dignity in every honest kind of work, your own and everyone's, whatever its station.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.