The gift of scarcity

Plenty makes folks soft. Too much feed, and even good horses get lazy.

The best hands I’ve known learned in the lean years —when wire was short, when parts were patched, when you fixed things with grit instead of gear.

Scarcity’s a tough teacher, but its lessons stick. It don’t hand out comfort — it hands out clarity. It shows you what matters, and what you can do without.

Big budgets build noise. Tight ones build nerve.

Every strong outfit started hungry — no fancy tools, no safety net, just will.

That’s the gift of scarcity. It strips you down till only the real stuff’s left — and that’s the part that lasts.