Some of the best and most exciting stories are from people stepping out for the dream of a better opportunity. “Stepping out” has been a part of many of the stories we have told in Walker Talk and that is one way we have been able to keep Walker Talk an interesting read. What is it about some people’s makeup that causes them to step out while others choose to stay home?
There are stories that go back hundreds and thousands of years about people stepping out that gives us some clues to their makeup. The stories in the Bible of Abraham leaving his home country to go to another place based on the promise of the Lord, and of Moses leading one million men of Israel out of Egypt and slavery, mark people who stepped out and moved out to a better place. I remember visiting the Mayflower replica in Plymouth, Massachusetts. I could not imagine how in the world a little over 100 people got on this little ship and crammed into the small hold of the ship for a 10-week journey across the Atlantic. These were special people.
It is clear to me that people “who step out, move out,” have faith, courage and risk-taking in their blood. Faith can be defined as believing something exists that cannot be seen or for which there is no evidence. There is also the humility to recognize that our abilities, resources and control of outcomes are limited, but there is the courage to step out and trust in Almighty God for a favorable outcome. It is reported that Moses only had a staff in his hand when he stepped out. The old saying, “work as if everything depends on you and pray as if everything depends on the Lord,” applies here.
The constitution of many of the people we profile in Walker Talk and many of the Walker Mower owners we meet is that they are the “step out, move out” kind who have worked to start businesses and create opportunities for themselves, their families, their employees and their customers. They dreamed of their own business and now it has come true. We celebrate and honor your achievement and will keep telling these stories in Walker Talk. We are pleased that the Walker Mower has been a helpful tool and has played a part in these stories.
I am so glad my Dad and Mom “stepped out” from farming to manufacturing in 1957.
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