Returned home after a terrible paper on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2012. Still not frustrated by the eventuality since it never mattered to me. It was merely a formality and certainly not the point of discussion here. What was heartening to see were the events that took place after I returned home! I was assigned a few domestic maintenance chores by the 'Mukhiya - Head of house'.
As sincere as I am to such jobs, I totally forgot to check up on the status. Late evening I got a call from a electrician (would be better than quite a few electrical engineers ;) --> no irony) to know if he could come down for the job (in the background --> I had tasked it to a few people rather than 1 to expedite the task)
He was a young boy of say 20 and was returning home after a field day at an Indian corporate after a training session on electrics and mechanics. This is his pursue of education as well. Stipend of 2000 Rs. After a hard day there (drawing from his toiled look and his clothes) he showed eagerness and a lot of grit on his work. He moved from one job to another at my house with a spring in his step and as a man on mission ;).
After putting in several hours, all tasks were done away with. His job was much neater than so called experienced electricians with whom I have had interactions by dozen. Further he did a few tasks as clearing up the mess created by their labor which is generally not of consequence to them after task complete. It is looked down upon by them.
I was overwhelmed by his hard work (certainly a notch above me) and more so by the attitude and desire to work until completion. I have always held that "Attitude is what helps climb altitude". It was words put to action. I paid him handsomely (probably knowingly overpaid without any strings to a discussion). I have hope for the boy to excel in his life and he sure will be my first choice in future affairs.
What I could think of later in the dark hours of night was the difficulty to break the shackles and to move beyond one's limitations. Of certain people it is expected, of performance. For destitute, I regard it as marvel and worth applaud.
I have always held that creation of base is difficult than creation of the later phase.
Serious respect for the chap.
