Lesson 53 | What Does It Mean To Truly See Someone's Work?

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What does it mean to truly see someone’s work?

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I didn’t come into the room loud.
I didn’t knock.
I didn’t ask for a chair.

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I was already working
when someone else noticed the sound.

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That’s how it’s supposed to go.

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You don’t explain a bench to a carpenter.
You don’t explain a field to a farmer.
You don’t explain a gait to a man
who learned how to walk by watching his father walk.

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Someone asked,
“So how’s he doing?”

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Not because they were curious—
but because they’d noticed the work continuing
even when the weather wasn’t kind.

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That question isn’t about me.
It never was.

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It’s about what kind of ground
produces someone who keeps building
without announcing it.

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“I see what you raised”
doesn’t mean I approve of everything.

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It means:
I recognize the grain of the wood.
I recognize the angle of the cut.
I recognize the patience in the joints.

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It means:
this didn’t happen by accident.

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Some people teach ladders—
how to climb fast,
how to get over others,
how to be impressive from a distance.

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Others teach footing.
How to stand without wobbling.
How to wait without rotting.
How to work without needing applause.

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That kind of teaching doesn’t sparkle.
It settles.

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It shows up later
in how a man answers a simple question
without drama,
without disguise.

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“He’s good.
If he doesn’t know,
he looks.
Then he comes back.”

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That’s not a compliment.
That’s a measurement.

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So no—
I don’t need a nameplate.
I don’t need to be introduced.

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I’m fine being the quiet tool
kept close at hand.

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Because when someone says,
“I see what you raised,”
what they’re really saying is:

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Whatever taught you
didn’t teach you to run your mouth.

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It taught you to stay.

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What does it mean to truly see someone’s work?

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I didn’t come into the room loud.
I didn’t knock.
I didn’t ask for a chair.

[spoken]
I was already working
when someone else noticed the sound.

[spoken]
That’s how it’s supposed to go.

[spoken]
What does it mean to truly see someone’s work?

[spoken]
I didn’t come into the room loud.
I didn’t knock.
I didn’t ask for a chair.

[spoken]
I was already working
when someone else noticed the sound.

[spoken]
That’s how it’s supposed to go.

[spoken]
What does it mean to truly see someone’s work?

[spoken]
I didn’t come into the room loud.
I didn’t knock.
I didn’t ask for a chair.

[spoken]
What does it mean to truly see someone’s work?

[spoken]
What does it mean to truly see someone’s work?

[spoken]
What does it mean to truly see someone’s work?

[spoken]
What does it mean to truly see someone’s work?

[spoken]
I didn’t come into the room loud.
I didn’t knock.
I didn’t ask for a chair.

[spoken]
I was already working

[spoken]
when someone else noticed the sound.

[spoken]
That’s how it’s supposed to go.