11.22.2011
Seems
the small community newspaper editor put a limit on published
opinions from my father, as did the larger metropolitan papers. Often
tongue-tied in person, he found print more patient, less demanding,
inflection bound in adjectives rather than subtle facial expressions,
less intimidating for an engineer who planned out the most
superficial conversations. Did he change the world with those views?
Did he change his world?
Within
the first year that I was involved in a small start-up, I stood
before a very large state agency hearing, the lone voice calling for
specific safety measures in the workplace. Stakeholders unanimously
overrode me, citing expense, but it became law. Even the federal
government adopted this measure. And although I was warned that
inevitably someone would perish on the job, no one came close. This,
in trades which run double the average risk. Did I change the
industry?
We
both found our voice. May you find yours.
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