subject: House Painter: An Army Of One In Baton Rouge, La [print this page] House Painter: An Army Of One In Baton Rouge, La
If you look carefully around your neighborhood as well as nearby neighborhoods you will see a familiar sight that so often goes unnoticed by the general public. With Spring making her grand entrance you will see more often than not homeowners beginning to awaken from a long and cold winter that threw everything that it could from coast to coast: cold hard rains; sleet and snow; bone chilling temperatures, and in some regions snow storms and blizzards.
But that was then and this is now, winter has ran its course and it's officially over! Spring has made her grand entrance throughout the United States and especially here in Baton Rouge, La. where the temperatures are in the low eighties and a cool gentle breeze seems to blow ever so gently all day and all night.
And look at all the beautiful flowers that are beginning to put on one of the most spectacular shows on earth. The trees are starting to bud and even the birds are seemingly singing a sweeter song these days, and if you look observantly you will also see something that is a wonder in itself.
There's an army in your neighborhood, just look at the soldiers or should I say--the soldier. That's right. This is a very different kind of army that is no less efficient and effective than a full battalion. However, this army consist of only one soldier--one soldier dedicated and committed to getting the job done correctly even if it means losing money because to him/her money is needed to pay the bills and that's for sure but self pride and integrity demands a "command performance" each and every time they are called upon to perform.
Rarely is a standing ovation given to them but time and time again they are the recipients of grateful homeowners who appreciate all the hard work and sincere efforts they put in their work. Yes it's true, these soldiers often work from sunrise to sunset day in and day out giving each job their very best.
And after each hard fought battle you will never see a victory parade being given in their honor, but what you will see if you look closely is an honorable craftsman going about plying his trade with no less commitment than the men and women laborers and craftsmen who built this great country of ours.
House painters are a perculiar kind of soldier in the sense that come what may they continue to fight to provide a quality job each and every encounter that they're faced with. There are soldiers that are armed with heavy artillery and many fight for peace and freedom where it does not exist and we all acknowledge and appreciate these wonderful guys and gals that do so much for so many day in and day out--we salute you.
But there is a very different kind of soldier that is a standing army all alone, his weaponry is simply the tools of the trade and his motive is only to do the best that he can do--that's all.
If you happen to run across this kind of a soldier take a moment and observe the kind of battle he fights and watch the enthusiasm and commitment he brings to the job and you too will simply be amazed at this one man army.
