On the Permanent Way - By Nigel A. JAMES
The
Permanent Way
Robin
Faulkner has a very powerful job. He's an engine driver,
and his route is the London to Edinburgh line. He has a way
of life that he loves, and his way is the permanent way.
Robin Faulkner is lucky. And, he is lucky for one very good reason.
And, the
reason is himself. When he was a boy Robin Faulkner always wanted to
be an engine driver. It was his dream. And, his life was the trains
that he loved. He would spend every Saturday watching the trains at
Waverly station in Edinburgh. And, of course, he had a train-set
at home. And, when he left school, his dream turned into
reality. He became an engine driver. But, Robin Faulkner belongs to
a very small minority.
He is one of
the few whose life is his dream. But, why is this? And, why are not
many people ambitious? And, why is personal discipline
essential for success? And, what is success? And, what about
timing?
Robin
Faulkner, just like everyone else, is a child of his times. And
times can be very restrictive. There are wars, recessions,
famines, droughts and many other things that all come under the
umbrella of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. But, people
can be restrictive as well.
And, this is
a very big problem. Many parents discourage their children
from becoming what they want. Parents, too, have dreams for their
children. And, in this sense, Robin Faulkner was a very lucky boy.
His father was an engine driver and his mother a tea-girl at Waverly
station. Robin Faulkner was encouraged.
But, what
would Robin Faulkner have become if his father had not been an
engine driver? Maybe a banker or doctor? Who knows? But, one thing
is clear: there is only one way for young Robin, and that is the
permanent way!
Vocabulary
ambitious
– ehrgeizig
discourage
– entmutigen
encourage
- ermutigen
engine
driver – Lokführer
line
– Strecke
permanent
way - Eisenbahnstrecke
powerful
– mächtig
restrictive
– einschränkend
train
set – Model Eisenbahn
turned
into (to turn into/turned into/turned into) – umwandle
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