{"id":1010,"date":"2014-06-20T15:14:26","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T23:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2014-06-20T15:14:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T23:14:26","slug":"never-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/never-know\/","title":{"rendered":"You Never Know&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"TweetButton_button\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  data-url=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/never-know\/\" data-text=\"You Never Know&#038;%238230;\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smithsonian-institution\/how-squeegee-handle-became-life-saving-tool-september-11-2001-180951515\/?utm_source=smithsonianhistandarch&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=201406-hist&amp;spMailingID=20981966&amp;spUserID=NzQwNDU4NDk1NTMS1&amp;spJobID=340613919&amp;spReportId=MzQwNjEzOTE5S0\" target=\"_blank\">You never know when the smallest thing will make a difference.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the morning of September 11th, 2001 (yes, THAT September 11th), six men were in an elevator at One World Trade Center, ascending to their respective floors and offices. \u00a0When the elevator suddenly stopped and the men smelled smoke they knew they had to get out. \u00a0Once they had pried open the elevator doors, they began to cut through the three layers of sheetrock that lined the elevator shaft by taking turns using a pocket kife that belonged to one of the men. \u00a0When the pocket knife slipped from one man&#8217;s hands and fell down the shaft, their hearts sank. \u00a0However, \u00a0one of the men happened to be a window washer and had with him&#8230;his squeegee. \u00a0The men used the metal squeegee handle to complete their task of digging through the elevator shaft wall, and another wall behind it. \u00a0They pushed their way through and from there were able to escape the building only minutes before it&#8217;s collapse.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of a pocket knife in one of the men&#8217;s pockets gave them hope. \u00a0When it seemed those hopes were dashed, the presence of an unlikley substitute renewed their hope and was ultimately their salvation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1011\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/never-know\/lifesaver-9000\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1011\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1011\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1011\" src=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Lifesaver-9000.jpg\" alt=\"The LifeSaver 9000!  Call now!\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Lifesaver-9000.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Lifesaver-9000-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Lifesaver-9000-270x270.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The LifeSaver 9000! Call now!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is not a sales pitch for the latest survival tool. \u00a0It&#8217;s an illustration of the often profound influence the presence or absence of small things can have on our lives. \u00a0This applies to both the physical sense and the non-physical. \u00a0While the above story is factually true and did happen to the parties involved, it is also a analogy within which is a lesson. \u00a0No, the lesson is not that Mike&#8217;s elevator never reaches the top floor. \u00a0The lesson is this: \u00a0it&#8217;s possible that when you do realize it&#8217;s time to claw your way out of something it may be something unexpected or unremarkable that makes it possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet You never know when the smallest thing will make a difference. 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