10. Build what lasts

The desert don’t give out favors. Wind strips what’s weak, sun cracks what’s thin, and time itself tests every fence, roof, and post. Out here, you learn quick: build it cheap, and you’ll build it twice.

Lasting work takes patience. Posts set deep, stone laid straight, roofs fastened against the gale. It’s slower, costs more, and asks more of your back — but when storms roll through, it’s the only work that stands.

What lasts carries pride. A corral that holds for decades, a windmill that pumps steady, a home that shelters generations. These are the marks of hands who cared enough to build beyond themselves.

That’s why we build for the long haul. Because the measure of our work isn’t today — it’s whether it still stands tomorrow. And tomorrow’s where legacy lives.