I thought the other day to myself, if only I could live my life again knowing what I know now. The first thing I would change would be my education and realising how important it was. When I was at school we
messed around and didn't pay attention.(I wish I'd tried harder).
The second thing would have been my first job as an apprentice motor mechanic. Now I realise I wish I hadn't packed it up after two years and finished the four years. Since I finished my first job I never settled into another. My girl friends dad used to call me eight job Les or mop and bucket, as I used to clean windows or wash cars. I used to think I could do anything. But there was a difference between thinking I could do something and doing it properly. On the last day at the garage they took me to a small pub which was nearby. What I think now is that I would appreciate the danger connected with alcohol and how it can affect people in diffent ways. I lost some very good jobs and friends through drinking too much. I quit drinking in 1981 and have never regretted it.
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Thank you for sharing this Les. You never stop learning and growing as a person, and everything you have done in your life makes you the great person you are today! You are a fantastic writer, I always look forwards to what you write next! J
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