At the risk of getting political, I want to share this article. It’s not really about one person, who happens to be a politician, but a contrast in attitudes that are shaping our country. One is self-reliant. The other…is not.
May I suggest that the way of the Braskem America workers is the spirit that built America into the greatest and most prosperous country the world has ever known. It’s also the animating force by which our parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and beyond were able to survive and sometimes even thrive in a world far different and far harsher than our own.
– Adam Ford
The attitude of responsibility and hard work. Sleeves rolled up. Playing through the pain. Standing tall as one on whom others can lean in tough times. Whatever needs to be done — just turn me loose on it. I’ll get it done; I’ll figure it out. And keep your handout! I’ll work for my own. And I’ll outwork anyone here. I’m grateful for my job — and I’ll be running this company in five years.
Very interesting contrast.Bravo to those who roll up their sleeves every day and get to work. They do make a big difference in their small way. As I write this, I glanced out the window at our weeping cherry tree in bloom. One of the branches was jerking and bouncing at the end in an unnatural rhythm, compared to the rest of the branches swaying in the breeze. I tracked up up to the top of the branch to a tiny little bird hopping up and down on the branch. Now that bird weighs almost nothing, but the little hops made the other end of the branch go through three and four inch gyrations. Yes, we can each make a big difference in our own small ways.