Rough hands

At a distance, smooth hands look impressive. Polished shoes, polished speeches.

But up close, you see the truth: no calluses, no cuts, no marks of work.

Plenty of leaders can stand at a podium, congratulate each other, and talk in circles.

That’s soft hands.

All shine, no grip.

The hard work — solving water, training talent, fixing what’s broken — doesn’t show up in speeches.

It shows up in the dirt. In the people willing to get cut, blistered, and marked by the work itself.

Podiums don’t leave calluses.