Fire and Desire
May 7, 2019 Uncategorized 3 comments jbrooks19
A time when I was really interested in learning was when I first popped the hood of my car and eyes grew wide and I quickly started to see all the functions and how everything works together to make a car work. How each of the fuses allows the car to do certain things and how to replace fuses and how the intake works for fuel and air. The great poet W. B. Yeats wrote, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but rather the lighting of a fire.” When Yeats wrote this he meant how curiosity can lead and create a wildfire inside you and makes you want to keep fueling the fire of said curiosity.
So there I was changing my car lights unscrewing each of the bolts to take out the light to replace the bulbs I ran into a few things that had obscured my mission of making it easier to drive during the night. The bolts were rusty which had me almost strip all of them so I used WD-40 and it loosened everything up I then had to disconnect the wiring ports and carefully pull out the headlight I took off the rubber cappings and pulled out the lights I realized that I didn’t have the correct lights so I had an issue which is easily solved by doing a little research and finding the correct high beams. I then had to drive to the auto shop so I had to put the lights back in and try and get the light back in which took a little bit.
I was rushing to get to work as well so the stress made me learn very quickly and I had to evaluate why the light was coming on in the first place so I started with the fuse box and I had noticed that the fuse for the high beam was backward not allowing a strong connection and I then flipped around the fuse with needle nose pliers which made the light come on. So I’m constantly learning and figuring out what to do on my own just like I used to assemble products at my uncle’s hardware store I was able to slowly move up and I was given more trust to do things such as locking up the store. So my fire and desire is to learn more about vehicles.
Another thing I do want to learn more is why people set you up for failure such as some mechanics will do something wrong and have you come back for another quick buck that their trying to make. Sometimes it’s better to learn how to things on your own and correctly it’s also good to get advice from other that have knowledge on the subject and are able to help you.
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This reminds me of when I had problems with my first car which was a 1999 Mazda 626. At first the car seemed to be running perfectly fine but after driving it for a few weeks we soon realized just how many problems this car had, especially after I had blown a belt under the hood and my car began overheating and would no longer start. I had to look up the causes of these problems and how to fix them just like you did. While I did not find enjoyment in taking things apart under the hood and replacing other things, I am glad that you have found something that has truly intrigued and inspired you.
It’s good to hear that you’ve found a passion, a fire, for something as big as this. This fire that you have does not only apply to you and your current situation but has also inspired you to the point where you could make a career out of it. I wish you the best in your future learning and your possible career as a trustworthy mechanic.
I love how you had explained some of the process on taking things apart and what you were actually doing.