By Skyler Elliot | Observer Contributor
Recently in the neighborhood, one of the apartments in a nearby
building has been under construction. There are two men who work
long hours to get the renovation done. They spend much of their time
performing exhaustive and tedious tasks. The laborious hours take
their toll on them as they both carry heavy buckets of equipment up
and down the flights of stairs.
For many, the day has come to an end. The sun is down, the cold air
moves in, but these men remain hard at work. As the snowstorms
arrive, they shift away from their construction work and begin to
prepare for what else is to come. Covered in dust and dried paint,
they layer up to combat the cold. The snowblowers roar and the salt
cascades across the ground.
They shiver in the cold breeze, but still, they persevere. They want
to try to make the property as safe as they can for their tenants, but
there’s something more than that driving them. They put in these long
laborious hours so that they can provide. Provide for themselves and
provide for their families.
The real story here is brought on by a single question, what drives
anyone to work as hard as they do? Everyone has something that
motivates them to succeed, and inspiration is hidden in every
neighborhood. Sometimes, it just takes a walk around the block to find
it.
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