I can lay down a coat so smooth and even it looks like glass, and I take real pride in that. But I know it fades, it chips, and in a few years another crew will roll right over it. Some days I wonder what it means to be this good at something that never lasts.
More people experience this than they realize.
You pour skill into work that time and other people quietly erase.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.