It is good to learn a trade.

When I graduated from high school, I applied for two favorite units, but I was not admitted because of my eyesight problems. As a last resort, I had to do odd jobs in the glasses factory temporarily and learn to install glasses from a master named Zhu Peijin. In the optical factory, fitting glasses is a very popular craft, and many people may not learn it even if they trust each other. I am lucky because the director of that optical factory is my brother-in-law's father.

But I'm not interested in this kind of luck. I want to do something more exciting than this. Sitting under a kerosene lamp and baking a pair of glasses for eight hours every day is really boring and worthless. I just want to work in the optical factory for a while, and then "bye bye" when I meet a good opportunity.

Unexpectedly, this master Zhu is very serious and knows my motives, but he will never let me go, let alone give in to me because I have the background of the factory director. He is still as strict with me as other disciples, even more harsh. Not only does he always nag and complain to me, but he often makes me rework. Finally, I put on a pair of glasses, and he failed at first sight, so I had to take them apart and put them on again. I couldn't stand it, so I offered to change my job.

This matter was soon known by Master Zhu, who came to me specifically and said, "If you don't want to learn this craft, I won't stop you. It's good that you are young and ambitious. Too bad you didn't learn it before you left! Maybe you don't need it today, but maybe one day you will, and then you will understand that the master is not talking about the water painted on the wall. "

I don't agree with what the teacher said about seniority, but what he said makes me feel that I can't just leave and stay for a while. Soon, my skill in fitting glasses finally improved greatly, and I was able to pass the master's critical eyes smoothly.

I thought that at least I could get the director's attention. But I still couldn't resist the temptation of [the outside world is more exciting], and I was admitted to the laboratory of a pharmaceutical factory one year later. Ten years have passed, and the best time of my life has been spent playing with microscopes and red and green chemical reagents. Now, I am in my early thirties, with a wife and a daughter, and all I ask for in life is to live in peace.

Who knows that the economic benefits of the pharmaceutical factory where I am located have plummeted, and there is a large backlog of products, and some workshops have to stop production. In this way, I became an unemployed laid-off worker and went home with a 60% discount salary. I know that being laid off is a good thing for people who have the ability to earn money and don't want to lose their "iron rice bowl", but it is terrible for people like me who only earn money by working. Because of the much less income, family expenses immediately turned red, and his wife had to be careful when shopping. Even her five-year-old daughter said sensibly that she would not eat apples in the future and save money to buy food for her mother. Really, I think I am cheerful, and I can't help crying in the face of this situation.

The chance of returning to work is far away. When I was desperate, I suddenly remembered what Master Zhu said to me ten years ago. Yes, I also have the skill of assembling glasses. I can approve some frames and lenses, sell them after installation, and repair my glasses by the way. Maybe it's a way to save yourself. Do it. After several days of preparation, my glasses frame really came out. Unexpectedly, my business is very good, and customers are full of praise for my skills and are willing to come to me to buy glasses and repair them. My daily income is equivalent to a week's salary and bonus when I used to go to work. It is naturally not a problem to supplement my life. My daughter has eaten red and big apples.

That skill, which I didn't care about, saved my urgent need today. I felt my ignorance and shortsightedness from the very beginning, and I also realized the value of my master's advice in my life. I never thought that all this was realized after I was laid off and in trouble. I think it is even more precious.

Thank goodness, thanks to my skill.