Contained within a toolbox, relative to the
foresight of its creator are all the tools that will be necessary to complete a
project. Whether it involves hanging a door, penning a letter to a loved one,
writing a business report, or creating a poem or short story, a selection of proper
tools will make it more efficient.
If upon the occasion of a needed car repair the
customer wanders towards the work area of the shop to observe the proceedings, one
will usually find the same thing in common in every shop. Regardless of how
dirty and greasy the mechanics work area may be, or how colorful the language expressed
therein, the worker’s tools will be properly cleaned and oiled in pristine
condition and reverently placed in their assigned spot in the large red shining
tool closet with its many drawers, where they are at the ready, to complete the
required task and be wielded like a magician’s wand.
Their sharp, polished, clean, honed state is
not motivated by the excessive cleanliness or organizational skills of the mechanic,
but rather due to the fact that the quick retrieval of said tools, when needed,
is essential to the completion of the task at hand, to quell the impatient
customer who will pay handsomely for their vehicle to be back and running after
the shortest time possible. Whether hitting the reader over the head with a
strong metaphor or soothing the mind with assonance or alliteration, each tool
serves a purpose to create the desired effect. Dr. Fisher has generously provided
for each and every member of our group with this set of precision tools brand
new and in good working order, as well as explaining in detail their proper use,
to be used for our exercises. It is our responsibility to keep them well-honed to
be ready to use in our writing. Let’s appreciate the excellent resources we
have been provided with.
Have a Happy, Healthy and Industrious New Year!
Jim
Dec 2020
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