Ponderable: Why people think that trading is a completely different business than any other, let's say carpentry?
Here is my sad story. I will keep it short:
Since I remember I always wanted to be a carpenter. I just love the smell of the fresh cut, the touch of the wood. A tree is a living organism and once it dies, it becomes a sculpture in the hands of a skilled carpenter. it is a wonderful metamorphosis.
My father always discouraged me. He told me I have 2 left hands. True, by the age of 16 I only had 8 fingers, and I was particulary bad at hammering nails (thus the one eye), but I just couldn't give up my dream.
I had 2 master carpenters whom I followed, but I don't think they were good. At least I wasn't able to learn the skills from them. At age 20 I built a barn for the Amish, but after 2 weeks it collapsed, killing 3 of them. They blamed the joints I supposedly made too weak.
It wasn't always bad, though. I had successes. Once I made a toothpick, and it worked. True, I started out making a table, then the project turned into a chair, then a spoon. But finally the toothpick didn't split anymore.
I am desperate. I have a passion for carpentry. I just don't know how to make a living by practicing it.
I am looking for a mentor, a master carpenter. I can't pay him, but if he teaches me the necessery skills, I would be ethernally greatful for the rest of my life. Is there anybody out here who is willing to teach me for free??
Thanks for listening....
P.S.: If you really think this tale is about carpentry, well, get your head checked first. Also I apologize, but trading is slow today...
Here is my sad story. I will keep it short:
Since I remember I always wanted to be a carpenter. I just love the smell of the fresh cut, the touch of the wood. A tree is a living organism and once it dies, it becomes a sculpture in the hands of a skilled carpenter. it is a wonderful metamorphosis.
My father always discouraged me. He told me I have 2 left hands. True, by the age of 16 I only had 8 fingers, and I was particulary bad at hammering nails (thus the one eye), but I just couldn't give up my dream.
I had 2 master carpenters whom I followed, but I don't think they were good. At least I wasn't able to learn the skills from them. At age 20 I built a barn for the Amish, but after 2 weeks it collapsed, killing 3 of them. They blamed the joints I supposedly made too weak.
It wasn't always bad, though. I had successes. Once I made a toothpick, and it worked. True, I started out making a table, then the project turned into a chair, then a spoon. But finally the toothpick didn't split anymore.
I am desperate. I have a passion for carpentry. I just don't know how to make a living by practicing it.
I am looking for a mentor, a master carpenter. I can't pay him, but if he teaches me the necessery skills, I would be ethernally greatful for the rest of my life. Is there anybody out here who is willing to teach me for free??
Thanks for listening....
P.S.: If you really think this tale is about carpentry, well, get your head checked first. Also I apologize, but trading is slow today...
