Tools Aren't For Fools, Most Definitely Not

Many people have this misconception that if you're a skilled worker, you're “bourgeois.” Such is the misconception especially in developing countries where skilled workers aren't given much credit for all the work that they do. As for their counterparts in the west, they're compensated more handsomely than those in developing countries.

One might think that people should learn a thing or two about recognizing people's skills and rewarding them for a job well done. Having these skill sets of course is an advantage no matter who you are or how high up you are in the organizational ladder. Nothing can ever take away what you create for yourself.

Being able to buy an expensive piece of furniture is one thing, and being able to create one for yourself unique from any other thing there is that you can find out on the market is an entirely different thing. Being this skilled and talented means that taking pride in what you do and what you have created is a given. Being proud of your work doesn't mean that you're being conceited or being vain, it's recognizing your skills, talents and what you've created for yourself and quite possibly the rest of the world.

1. Everything starts from scratch; nobody is born a master of anything.

Even athletes as skilled as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, or Eli Manning had to start from somewhere. Everybody starts at square one, no exceptions. Some people may have a natural knack of things but if left undeveloped that talent that they seem to have since birth wouldn't go anywhere. There wouldn't be any improvement in anything if there aren't any challenges or obstacles set up for it.

Being able to create such wonderful pieces of wood and metalwork is most definitely the same as having a talent for sports or any other discipline. Having the basic tools for the job would mean that you would also have a basic knowledge of how things are made and operated. You've got to learn how to crawl before you can walk right?

Developing your skill at the chisel, saw and hammer also means that you will be able to refine your proficiency with these tools. With more refinement put into your skills, the easier and more comfortable it is for you to operate and manipulate these tools to your advantage. How do you think Kobe Bryant makes his impossible dunks and shots look so easy? That's right, years and years of practice and hard work.

2. Of course, safety is always and should forever be your first priority.

Operating basic tools and machine assisted ones isn't as easy as it looks. If left with the wrong, incapable hands, someone could very well possibly lose a toe, finger, hand and eye or even their very own lives. It's important to know how much damage could be caused by these tools if you're careless; only then will you be able to respect it and be aware of how dangerous it would be to yourself and to others around you.