. Worth the read~Amanda On the 9th day, God Made a Roughneck. And on the 9th day, God looked down at his planned paradise and said “I need energy to make this world run.” So God Made a Roughneck. God said, “I need somebody to develop the home-made energy that powers our homes, fuels our cars, and heats our homes. I need somebody to work outside, in all kinds of weather – snow, sleet, scorching hot weather for 12 hour shifts. I need someone with fortitude – someone who isn’t afraid of the unknown, who can take on challenges and fix problems.” So God made a roughneck. God said, “I need somebody who will sacrifice. I need someone who will separate himself from the comforts of his own home, not to abandon his responsibilities but to fulfill and exceed them – to provide his family with a future that is bigger and brighter than his own.” So God made a roughneck. “I need somebody with arms strong enough to lift steel and power machinery, but eyes watchful enough to prevent accidents and protect the safety of his crew. I need somebody who doesn’t quit – who doesn’t cut corners and puts safety ahead of everything. Someone to pump mud, trip pipes, and come back – not to his warm home and home-cooked meal, but to man camps, just to wake up the next day and do it all over again for two weeks at a time. “I need somebody who will trade glamour for danger. I need somebody to travel thousands of miles from home – onto dusty, frigid plains and deep waters out on the open sea. Somebody who can tough it out in cramped, uncomfortable beds and fix problems when they arise. I need somebody who can do the hard, dirty, perilous work that comes with unleashing the energy buried deep in the earth.” So God made a roughneck. “I need somebody who loves nature. Somebody to cherish the land they work on every day with careful preservation of the environment around them. I need someone to be surrounded day after day in the forests, the plains, and the mountains. Who can bring up energy from the bottom of the earth and then look up at the stars in quiet awe, realizing with solemn gratitude the great blessings we’ve been given in our land. “Somebody who, after two straight weeks away from home, doing intense work that stretched him to his physical and mental limit, can be as patient, kind, and loving with his wife and family as if he’d spent two weeks on vacation. I need somebody to pick up his son at school and encourage him to do his math and science homework before baseball practice. Someone who will nod and tell his daughter, “Yes, you too can work in this industry. You can be an engineer or a geologist and can explore, find and develop the natural gas and oil that America runs on.” So God made a roughneck. God said, “I need somebody who understands the dignity of work—work that isn’t pleasant or easy, but is rewarding, who takes pride in what they do, for they know that the work they do will save family farms, send children to college, and make our country safer. I need somebody to keep our economy growing, keep our country safe, and give people the power to run their own lives—to deliver the American energy that gives people the lifestyle they may even take for granted.” I need somebody with strength and fortitude. So God made a roughneck.
Posted on: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 05:35:55 +0000
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