I posted the other thread and showed some more work the gurl did in my shop.
After talking about it for a bit I got to thinking about "wasted minds".
This young lady (shes 30 now)came to work for me as a housekeeper at the motel five years ago.
She was soon promoted to the front desk clerk position.
After several years.. I was working on the office heater one day when she asked me if I'd teach her how to repair the wiring on these things.... that lead to showing her how to repair the dryer, then the broken door locks etc.
Then she came to the shop one day to pick up her son... that lead to her interest in welding.
Her (sorta cuz I really don't know all) background.. I don't think she ever gradutated high school. Worked as a houskeeper, a waitress and spent a fair amount of time working as a server in the bars. Lived on the "rough side" of life.
I started her working in my shop a little over a year ago.... she knew zilch about any of this stuff.
Today she is on the doorstep of running my fab/machine shop. Brilliant girl!
But who knew?
By some kind of weird accident.. I really think she's now doing what she was put on earth to do.
That makes me wonder... how many people are out there doing humdrum work... just slogging along... when their true potential is lurking under the surface and most likely will never be discovered.
This girl here... that would have been a real waste of a truly great mind. Someone missed the boat with her when she was younger.
So how many other people are out there like that?
This has been a learning experience for me. I look at people differently now. You just never know... the guy/girl you are talking to.. a hohum life they lead. Never going to make much of themselves in life.. well what "if".
I guess it all comes down to the darts that life throws at you and some kind of fate thing. I've always believed that I determined my fate.. what I learned, what I did.
Now I wonder... seems a shame that more people can't be "discovered".
No clue how to do that... just wondering out loud.
Russ
After talking about it for a bit I got to thinking about "wasted minds".
This young lady (shes 30 now)came to work for me as a housekeeper at the motel five years ago.
She was soon promoted to the front desk clerk position.
After several years.. I was working on the office heater one day when she asked me if I'd teach her how to repair the wiring on these things.... that lead to showing her how to repair the dryer, then the broken door locks etc.
Then she came to the shop one day to pick up her son... that lead to her interest in welding.
Her (sorta cuz I really don't know all) background.. I don't think she ever gradutated high school. Worked as a houskeeper, a waitress and spent a fair amount of time working as a server in the bars. Lived on the "rough side" of life.
I started her working in my shop a little over a year ago.... she knew zilch about any of this stuff.
Today she is on the doorstep of running my fab/machine shop. Brilliant girl!
But who knew?
By some kind of weird accident.. I really think she's now doing what she was put on earth to do.
That makes me wonder... how many people are out there doing humdrum work... just slogging along... when their true potential is lurking under the surface and most likely will never be discovered.
This girl here... that would have been a real waste of a truly great mind. Someone missed the boat with her when she was younger.
So how many other people are out there like that?
This has been a learning experience for me. I look at people differently now. You just never know... the guy/girl you are talking to.. a hohum life they lead. Never going to make much of themselves in life.. well what "if".
I guess it all comes down to the darts that life throws at you and some kind of fate thing. I've always believed that I determined my fate.. what I learned, what I did.
Now I wonder... seems a shame that more people can't be "discovered".
No clue how to do that... just wondering out loud.
Russ
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