This is our responsibility, our journey and our platform, good actions build it and bad actions destroy it...@ehiboss
Everyday we wake, just like clock work, we follow a set of almost well defined daily routines, some say it's a hustle for our daily bread, but we see it as a way of life, as an unwritten agreement which we must honor to the last.

I dare extract a line from the brotherhood of the night's watch...

We are the shield that guards the realm of men

A curator is a friend, a watch dog, someone who empowers others. As easy as it seems, it is not easy. Putting in hours upon hours of hard work is not all there is, there is also a constant decision making we shuffle with. We have to decide if a post is good enough, we have to decide when to be lenient and strict, limited voting power makes us the "kingmakers" who serve the kings.

We bear the brunt of disgruntled authors who feel they have been skipped unfairly, theoretically everyone should be catered for, but in actuality, not everyone can be catered for.
To buttress my point, try voting anyone and check if your voting power is still where it is, if it isn't then you know why not everyone can be blessed daily.

Truth be told, some may never receive the kingmaker's gift, might be due to bad timing, poor writing, or just plain bad luck (village people), but the truth is it happens.
I know it can be frustrating when you are that unlucky one or a part of the unlucky few, but remember there is always a way out.

A curator feels bad not being able to reward everyone according to their riches in steem power, but sadly, shit happens. Speaking of rewards, don't look at how much you think a curator is earning, it is nothing compared to the stress and effort being put in to curating and sustaining a community.

It is recommended that an average individual gets about six hours sleep, an average curator sleeps just three hours (I know I sleep less sometimes), other times some skip a whole day of sleep (like me).
You see the smile, do you know the pains behind the smile? That is love, even when we are insulted, we still work harder than before, apologize, explain gently and act like it never happened.

Social life, sorry what does that mean? I once told a fellow curator that my idea of a perfect date with my girlfriend is hanging out in my room and surfing steemit. Although I am trying to break this habit, imagine what others are passing through?

I know of one who is single till date, wanna know why? It is because he spends so much time working, love was skipped from his list of available words.
When a curator takes a day off, he has to live with the guilt of causing poverty through not voting, so we hardly take days odd unless we: have a low voting power, are sick, have other cogent reasons.

The truth is unless you wear the shoes, you can't know where it pinches. But these shoes can't fit everyone. People will have a reason to complain, if it's not about not voting them daily, it'll be about voting one more than the other.
I for one have not voted my posts in almost two months if not more, imagine what others are also sacrificing.

To an average curator, more work equals Christmas because even if we can change one person's life story, we'll undergo the stress. Our inboxes are filled with messages of sorts, from links to appreciation and even to threats and insults, but like I said, we see brighter future.
Instead of accusing or plotting to remove us from the picture, why not admonish us or better still correct with love. We'll keep doing what we're doing because we love everyone.

And now, the watch has ended

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