So we are so called skilled labours right?
I was shown today by a person who came to fix my leaking faucet as to what being an expert or skilled is!
While fixing my leaking tap he noticed that the water flow in another tap was not rhythmic or continuous.I said No No thats how it has always been. He quickly un did the tap holdings with great panache and finesse and says "Well the filter has been put in reverse" !!Did you do this?
With a sheepish face , I said Yes!, then he placed the filter in the correct position and handed it over to me . I tried to screw it in the slot and well I could not, it just would not get stuck in there!.
He took it from me and screwed it perfectly.
The point I'm trying to make here is this :
We might vaunt around of our soft skill / Technical skills but the truth of the matter is that the level of expertise the Plumber had while doing his job is not there in me. His adept way of working impressed me.I do not get impressed by people who solve problems in machines using debuggers, but people who have these basic skills makes me realise how sedentary we have become.we have become so insular and sophisticated that we just are not able to these small jobs.
Its high time we move our selves and try to perform such works!!!
I was shown today by a person who came to fix my leaking faucet as to what being an expert or skilled is!
While fixing my leaking tap he noticed that the water flow in another tap was not rhythmic or continuous.I said No No thats how it has always been. He quickly un did the tap holdings with great panache and finesse and says "Well the filter has been put in reverse" !!Did you do this?
With a sheepish face , I said Yes!, then he placed the filter in the correct position and handed it over to me . I tried to screw it in the slot and well I could not, it just would not get stuck in there!.
He took it from me and screwed it perfectly.
The point I'm trying to make here is this :
We might vaunt around of our soft skill / Technical skills but the truth of the matter is that the level of expertise the Plumber had while doing his job is not there in me. His adept way of working impressed me.I do not get impressed by people who solve problems in machines using debuggers, but people who have these basic skills makes me realise how sedentary we have become.we have become so insular and sophisticated that we just are not able to these small jobs.
Its high time we move our selves and try to perform such works!!!
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