This past week we had Mechanical practical where
we had three days of theory classes and three days of rigorous practical. We learned
simple but very essential and basics of what we will do as a maintenance
personnel down the lane of our life. The week taught us how to make rigid and
flexible hoses used in aircrafts, although not often used in today’s time where
components come ready made from manufacturers, how to maintain and service
bearings by means of lubrication, how to safety and lock with locking wires,
about nuts, bolts, screws etc which looks plain, but plays very important role.
I particularly liked the practical classes for there was so much to learn about
doing yourself and getting hand skills. It isn’t just the end result at the end
of day, the way you approach, tackle and accept all count.
Anyway the point is yesterday as I was studying
for today’s theory exam which disappointed me as a matter of fact for the
questions were so simple yet unexpected and very much particular, I had this
very weird thoughts. In the middle of revision, I visited twitter to refresh my
bogged mind where I found some people writing about love and relationships.
That instantly made me link what we have been doing for past week and before and
how technically it is same after all. I mean you see maintaining aircraft is
almost same as maintaining a good and everlasting relationship if not more
risky. Remember if you made mistake maintaining aircraft, you risk the life of
hundreds of people onboard while you just risk a life or two in relationships?
Nurturing a good, happy and sustainable relationship
isn’t that simple! I don’t know how much relations fail and success, but there
sure is hell lot of struggles to make it work, make it last long; after all who
starts a relationship with mere aim to destroy and break at the end of day? It needs
a good understanding first as to how it functions best, what is not compatible
and how do we go about to an everlasting and happily-ever-after kind of
relation full of love that is secure and safe?. Well, we ought to maintain so
to say! We ought to safety wire and secure it by being loyal, faithful and
honest to each other and there are different ways of doing. Some aren’t right
and some are just not strong enough to resist the external oscillations and vibrations
of temptations. When the initial torque and the fitness of nut’s or bolt’s
thread of the knot no longer resists the current of ills and change of circumstances
and situations around; even a small cut or kink of suspicion is enough to destroy
that bond, that safety and the ultimate result: “catastrophic disaster!” We ought
to lubricate regularly with frank and fair communication, be true to yourself
and reveal yourself, or the stress and strain of this fast changing world is so
easy to drift and swayed away, until you have nothing but constant shouts and
fights even over silly reasons. There isn’t best solution or so-called perfect
kind of relationship, but to care and maintain is right in our palms and that
all boils down to how we look at it and how we act ultimately.
As a practice, we removed the wheels of an aircraft
(small training aircraft), removed all the bearings, cleaned and inspected for
defeats and faults, re-lubricated and reinstalled which is simple as that, but the
main problem is how we overlook and take for granted with these simple things
that becomes the most painful at the butt. Things like being passionate about
what you are doing and making a habit of thinking twice over something you have
done, to check once again or things like that are some fine traits that needs
practice and not all of us are good at it. Yes there are prescribed rules and
procedures to be followed but eventually it is us an individual as a team that
works. We may have silly constraints and hiccups on the way, but we ought to
accept the fact and try rectify and move on. At the end we have to trust each
other which is the main drive and be sure what you are doing, be certain and be
honest otherwise we not only risk ourselves of an untoward accidents and
incidents but also disheartening repercussions in times to come. In a way,
everything in life is about a maintenance; we just we to know the basic
mathematics and techniques of how to do, what to do and why do we do rather
than complaining and meeting with abrupt end to our shelf life.
Still than those who are enjoying a healthy and
smooth relationships, don’t be too proud for everything has got date of
manufacture and service life but for those who are struggling to make it work,
be optimistic for there are always redundancies and alternatives to mend and
apply.
Take care Folks…..
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