Validate Yourself
Mar 9th, 2021 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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“Don’t expect a pat on the back, just know you did your best,” Ted’s mentor in Rail Dispatch taught him the most important lesson. He was right. Ted never was acknowledged, but years later he validated himself.
In the dimly lit Rail Control Center, while his colleagues were distracted by a stalled train, Ted studied his flickering console and alarm bells sounded in his head. Another commuter train would crash into it if he didn’t act quickly to shunt it to a siding.
Ted didn’t wait to be feted as a hero. He just did the deed and thanked himself.
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