52: A Patient Man
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
4.9 • 40.8K Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2017
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
John loved Peggy so much he would do anything for her... including this!
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| 0:00.0 | So what do you want to do when you're older, they ask? |
| 0:03.0 | What that question again? |
| 0:06.0 | If one thinks for sure, it's okay not to be sure. |
| 0:10.0 | Because there's education and training in areas you may not have even thought of. |
| 0:14.0 | From artificial intelligence, to genetics, to aerospace engineering. |
| 0:19.0 | Get the jump on the skills employers are looking for, |
| 0:22.0 | with a T-level, apprenticeship or higher technical qualification. |
| 0:27.0 | So let's get the jump and see what's out there for you. |
| 0:30.0 | This is the way I heard it. |
| 0:38.0 | John was a patient man. |
| 0:40.0 | His attraction to Peggy had been instantaneous and profound. |
| 0:44.0 | Their courtship, a whirlwind of barely suppressed passion. |
| 0:48.0 | And now, as John stood at the altar, watching the object of his affection walk slowly toward him. |
| 0:55.0 | His thoughts were those of a man whose patience was finally about to pay off. |
| 1:02.0 | As Peggy drew ever closer and the organ heralded the coming of the bride. |
| 1:07.0 | John recalled the day he proposed. |
| 1:10.0 | At first Peggy had demured. |
| 1:12.0 | She said she'd think about it tomorrow. |
| 1:15.0 | But John was persistent as well as patient. |
| 1:18.0 | And eventually Peggy said yes. |
| 1:21.0 | How happy he had been, how relieved. |
| 1:25.0 | John knew that the most eligible debutante in Atlanta had accepted other proposals from other men. |
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