The beautiful thing about this life is that we have all been set up with specific duties and talents to perform for the benefits of each other. It is impossible to be able to do it all, and many who thought they could eventually learnt the hard way that you need special capabilities of fellow human beings to achieve certain goals and to get through life. It is because of our uniqueness that we find so many different professions in our worlds. What you are ignorant about, someone is a master at it somewhere out there.
If you are an accountant, sticking to accountancy may be the best way to go, but when your drain is blocked, do you have to call a plumber immediately without even attempting to fix it yourself first? Because you are not a professional plumber, does not mean you have to call a plumber for every minor drain problem.
They say it is better to be a jack of all trades, and master of at least one. Do not therefore shun opportunities to understand and learn some fields and trades just because you are not a professional at them. It is only through doing, that one can fully grasp an art. Well, maybe you should call a plumber when the blocked drain seems a little too much for you to handle, but at least give it a shot and try to fix it, without deciding on face value. By constantly trying to fix and understand things and how they operate, you will be amazed at how many other talents within yourself you will encounter.
They say knowledge is power and ignorance is a great annoyance, why then should we not take the opportunity to learn to do even the least glamorous of duties out there? You are not just learning and teaching yourself other skills, but you will find that you actually save yourself a great deal of money by doing some things yourself. Of course, if the sewer system is acting up on you, maybe you do need to call a plumber.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur."
- Isabel G - 1 July 2023
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