Its probably safe to say no creature on earth is more flexible or adaptable than we humans. For example we live in every kind of earth’s environment, from Polar Arctic North to sub-Saharan South, and everywhere in between. Truly it can be said we are ‘designed’ for this planet in every way!
But writing this post is much more personal. It’s occurred to me in my senior years I’ve had a ‘very’ diverse life. Whether by hubris, overconfidence, or just plain boldness. Indeed during my years I’ve had experiences many could not even imagine.
There are those in this world who were raised by loving parents and grew up following the same path their parents did, spending their entire lives as ‘butcher, baker, or candle-stick makers’, poetically speaking. A wonderful choice, so long as it ‘was’ a choice, after all, even Jesus followed his earthly father’s vocation, learning to be a carpenter until his baptism.
However that was not so in my humble life, although in part I dd become a real estate Agent, as was my dad. However I began seeking new experiences at a very tender age. Perhaps it was partly because I didn’t receive a regular weekly or monthly ‘allowance’ many parents provide, at least or until I fulfilled certain household duties.
In fact I’ve done more than 20 different jobs from youth to retirement. From before an RCN Sailor, then real estate Agent/Appraiser/ Speculator, to Private Pilot and Airplane Owner, to Bylaw-enforcement Officer, Brewery Gatekeeper, RCMP Monitor, Registrar of Import Vehicles (RIV) border Clerk, to name a few.
Early on in while in elementary school I sold “Liberty” magazines from door to door for 5-10 cents, and delivered the Province newspapers for a short time. In junior high school I graduating to pin-setting in a bowling alley on weekends, traveling there on bicycle. From that time on there were many self-taught or on-the-job learned jobs, most didn’t require formal education. But that said, they were all my own choice!
My first full-time job was delivering cars back and forth from used car dealers to an upholstery shop using a detachable Harley motorcycle. Next was with the Pacific Coast Wood Pipe Company located under the Granville Street bridge, (where I learned Italian swear words from fellow workers!). I was 15 or 16 years old and commuted in my own vintage 1937 Plymouth coupe.
The point is that we all have an amazing flexibility and adaptability, often overlooked. Employment need not be lucrative, satisfaction should be the most important criteria. Conditions we happen to be born into should not restrict our employment choices, nor should religion!
True; not everyone in the world has the multiple options or roads to follow I did. Whether you are one of those people, I encourage you to trust in the flexible future God has promised, a future where everyone will have unlimited opportunity’s! Please visit JW.org for further information.
And my posting here: From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained!
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