Someone I met today is an electrician!

He was super young and needed some help with his computer. I helped him out, and we got to talking. Turns out he's the youngest electrician in the state at 22, the next youngest is 49.

We talked about his growing up; turns out that he spent a lot of time in the Philippines and NZ because of his parents health. When they moved back to Hawaii, he just wanted to be an electrician. His friend's dad took him under his wing at 15 and he's been doing it since.

I enjoyed talking to him because he was so passionate about being an electrician. It was easy to see how enthusiastic and earnest he was about his career, and I let him know that. It's really admirable to see someone pursuing something they feel so strongly about, and especially in a standard trade.

While people are working to professional degrees, you'll always need someone to do basic stuff that you don't know how to do. To me, a doctor isn't any different than an electrician in terms of usefulness...