Just keep raking
I’ve rediscovered TikTok.
Don’t expect my influencing to bloom.
But.
Along with most of the world, I too am scrolling through videos of people feeding raccoons, politicians making points, and cats losing their minds.
And then there’s the raking guy.
I don’t think he’s a content creator.
Just some guy.
With a rake.
Facing a clogged drain.
It’s raining, he knows there’s a drain under the water somewhere.
Water that’s currently covering a sidewalk.
First few strokes, nothing happens.
Same with the following strokes.
Until finally, he clears whatever was clogging it.
Water rushes away.
Sidewalk: usable again.
When the plan isn’t going as planned, sometimes all we can do?
Is rake.
There’s a drain under there somewhere.
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