A famous woman met an old friend, now a laborer.
“How are you?” she asked her friend.
“Making a living,” came the reply. “And how about you?”
“Oh, I have tsooris,
but tell me what do you do?”
“I make a living rom writing.”
“Is that so? From
writing?? Do you know it never entered my head to take up such a business?”
From the outside all else looks simple, easy. In this story the questioner assumes that
writing is as simple as, well, writing.
But it, like other professions, is a honed skill.
Not only does everyone have his or her place but we all work
to refine our profession.
Moral? Do not assume
anyone’s job or craft is simple.
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