Many of you older gents will relate, but sadly many of you young fellas may not. I hope however to inspire those of you who desire to refine the depth of your character, and spark a smile and memory to those of you who remember.
There was a day when a man was defined by the quality of his character and of his work. A man was honest, tough but gentle, strength under control, he used his mind and his hands. He could sharpen a pocket knife, change a tire, fix his own leaky faucet, and wire in an electric outlet. Men could tie a lure for fishing, handle a gun safely with out 3 safety mechanisms, knew how to pour a beer, he could work with his hands and read a book. It seems more and more these days that the younger guys call the plumber, electrician, triple A, or buy kitchy gadgets to do things or to avoid doing things.
Now the young fellas here on this forum are a bit different and give me some hope. But I challenge you guys don't seek the gadgetry to make a half assed decent job of something that with some practice can be done with excellence. Learn to sharpen your pocket knife, don't buy some crap that only does a half job of it or some knife that is supposed to never dull, that knife will get dull it will just never get sharp again. Being tough don't mean being brutish or stupid. It just means ya keep going when thing get difficult.
Anyway take it for what it is. If ya like something here then keep it if not then toss it out.
There was a day when a man was defined by the quality of his character and of his work. A man was honest, tough but gentle, strength under control, he used his mind and his hands. He could sharpen a pocket knife, change a tire, fix his own leaky faucet, and wire in an electric outlet. Men could tie a lure for fishing, handle a gun safely with out 3 safety mechanisms, knew how to pour a beer, he could work with his hands and read a book. It seems more and more these days that the younger guys call the plumber, electrician, triple A, or buy kitchy gadgets to do things or to avoid doing things.
Now the young fellas here on this forum are a bit different and give me some hope. But I challenge you guys don't seek the gadgetry to make a half assed decent job of something that with some practice can be done with excellence. Learn to sharpen your pocket knife, don't buy some crap that only does a half job of it or some knife that is supposed to never dull, that knife will get dull it will just never get sharp again. Being tough don't mean being brutish or stupid. It just means ya keep going when thing get difficult.
Anyway take it for what it is. If ya like something here then keep it if not then toss it out.
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