The greatest glory of living lies not in never falling but in how we rise every time we fall. As a scrapper, life is uneasy, challenges and difficulties are always along the way. What are your motivations to keep you going and living?
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The greatest glory of living lies not in never falling but in how we rise every time we fall. As a scrapper, life is uneasy, challenges and difficulties are always along the way. What are your motivations to keep you going and living?
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Originally Posted by wildliferacer
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My motivation is to go out and get that money to create a great life for myself and my family.
I am very fortunate that scrapping is only a small portion of my income and that I have a stable normal job at the moment. But scrapping definitely helps, and gives a few extra bucks to invest into my future.
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A desire to leave my little part of this world better than when I found it.
Give back more to this world than we take.
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My quip would be, "BEER!", but the more serious answer would be, "curiosity." Trying to figure out how things work and how to make them work for me to my greatest advantage. I noodle to noodle, I tinker to tinker, and I live to have a good time. The secret to life is to enjoy your life.
Last edited by t00nces2; 04-10-2021 at 09:08 AM.
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I remember the old fable about the tortoise and the rabbit from when i was a kid.
Life has been pretty good. Lots of obstacles to overcome but i've realized most of the goals i set for myself when i was young. Nowadays, it's just plod along at a steady pace till i hit the retirement finish line.
The regular day job is pretty mundane but it's steady income. The scrapping is more for fun and variety in the work. There's the thrill of the hunt too .... every once in a great while you run across a good score. It doesn't happen often, but often enough to make it fun.
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Exactly! Life is uneasy like money does. So we need to move wiser for greener pastures.
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You're right. I can smell that you are an expert about life, lol. Based on your experience, what was the hardest test in life you had overcome?
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The question wasn't asked of me, but I will answer it because it struck a chord in me.... Accepting the loss associated with the death of loved ones.
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That was really sad to hear. Though it is just a part of our struggles and challenges that we want to get rid of.
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Perhaps there is only one test in life.
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For me, it's not just the money. It's how I can help give back. When you see a struggling family that's fighting to make ends meet get a good computer for cheap that helps them to better their lives, it leaves a warm spot in your heart. Years ago, a struggling veteran came in my shop with a broken computer that was so old that there's just nothing I can do to make it useful. I had an old, but still kinda usable computer that came in for recycling with a beat up case. I gave it to him. His face made it well worth it. Hearing from him a couple weeks later that he used it to find a new job made it just that much sweeter. It honored me to be able to help him, and that computer- it was just a garden variety Pentium 4. Back then, maybe I could have made $5 scrap out of it on a good day
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