OK. Talk all the shit about the popular television series MacGyver you want, but don’t forget this…. although the things he did may not all be 100% scientifically proven, he did teach you one of the most important lessons… how to figure shit out for yourself.Don’t be afraid to look at things in a different way. Use your brain, improvise. Don’t hesitate to do something crazy if you believe in yourself. All of these are things that every young human should remember.
Which leads me to my point… dudes who can’t fix shit.
What is wrong with all these guys who are helpless when it comes to figuring out how to repair or even maintain the most basic things. Change a tire. Fix some plumbing. Repair a dent in a car. Split wood. Start a fire. Install a floor. Build a wall. Use tools. (some people actually own tools that they do not use…)
Didn’t you ever take things apart when you were little just to see how it works?
Everything we buy is either made by a human or designed by a human, so with this in mind, why not open up that bad boy and see Why it isn’t working or how You can maintain it, before you go pay some mindless idiot ridiculous amounts of money to do it for you.
If you think to yourself… “hmmmm.. that looks hard…I don’ t know how to do that” … remember, there are tools available for certain jobs that may make it obvious how to solve your problem. Read a book. Google it. Ask somebody. And if not, make something up. Use your brain. Nothing is that intimidating.
Too many people have the “I’m too busy to do that” attitude, or “why bother”… that is what is wrong with the world today… everyone wants things done for them, and they forget that they are on this planet to learn and do things other than mindlessly wander through the lifeless routine some seem to follow. Get off your ass and fix something. You can do it!
Think of how proud of yourself you will be when you actually learn how to do something new.
March 11, 2008 at 2:13 pm
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
-Heinlein “Time Enough For Love”
March 14, 2008 at 5:58 pm
and from the female perspective, seriously what is hotter than a dude who can fix shit?