New Tile and a second surprise.....
If you remember this story from last Wednesday you will recall that I thought that it was a great coincidence that the guy who came to install our new carpet was a graduate of the drug and alcohol rehabilitation program that I used to help run. Today we had our new tile installed in the hallways and guest bathroom. How much of a coincidence would it be to have the tile installer also be a graduate of the very same program?
A great coincidence, but it happened. Actually more than coincidence, for I believe that these things happen for a reason. Our chore is to try and figure out that reason. Am I being rewarded for a job well done years ago? Did these guys need help in their business or personal life and were brought to me for some sage advice or as a reminder of what their past was like? Do I need some reminder of what my past was like? I don't know, but as we say, more will be revealed later, I just hope that I'm smart enought to see it.
Randy, the tile installer, is doing quite well, owning his own remodeling business, with a family, a large house and has been clean and sober for almost nine years. He also had three young employees with him for our job, and he made the point of telling me that they are all drug and alcohol free also. Tattooed and piereced, but drug free. Maybe that's my reward. Seeing young men working for someone who will mentor them and help them avoid the pitfall of bad choices that we made. Or maybe I just needed to be reminded not to be to critical of the younger generation tattoo's and all. For I have to admit, the two 20 something young men who worked on our floors were two of the hardest working individuals I've seen in quite some time. They started at 11 A.M. and worked constantly until 10 P.M. taking only about 10 minutes to eat the lunch we went and got for them. One of them made the remark that he didn't want to quit until the job was done right.......and I believe him.
If you remember this story from last Wednesday you will recall that I thought that it was a great coincidence that the guy who came to install our new carpet was a graduate of the drug and alcohol rehabilitation program that I used to help run. Today we had our new tile installed in the hallways and guest bathroom. How much of a coincidence would it be to have the tile installer also be a graduate of the very same program?
A great coincidence, but it happened. Actually more than coincidence, for I believe that these things happen for a reason. Our chore is to try and figure out that reason. Am I being rewarded for a job well done years ago? Did these guys need help in their business or personal life and were brought to me for some sage advice or as a reminder of what their past was like? Do I need some reminder of what my past was like? I don't know, but as we say, more will be revealed later, I just hope that I'm smart enought to see it.
Randy, the tile installer, is doing quite well, owning his own remodeling business, with a family, a large house and has been clean and sober for almost nine years. He also had three young employees with him for our job, and he made the point of telling me that they are all drug and alcohol free also. Tattooed and piereced, but drug free. Maybe that's my reward. Seeing young men working for someone who will mentor them and help them avoid the pitfall of bad choices that we made. Or maybe I just needed to be reminded not to be to critical of the younger generation tattoo's and all. For I have to admit, the two 20 something young men who worked on our floors were two of the hardest working individuals I've seen in quite some time. They started at 11 A.M. and worked constantly until 10 P.M. taking only about 10 minutes to eat the lunch we went and got for them. One of them made the remark that he didn't want to quit until the job was done right.......and I believe him.
