I was born in 1940, and I spent the entirety of my youth around a certain point in history: WWII. Surviving the war was an interesting journey that taught me many things, one being how to make things out of rusty metal
I learned that it is important to know your tools, and not to be afraid to use them. If you have good tools and know how to use them properly, you can achieve almost anything with them. This is especially true if you are working with something that requires precision or precision cutting
I also learned about patience and persistence. When I was young, I had a job at a local restaurant where I worked as a dishwasher for two hours every day after school from 4pm until 6pm. There were times when I would get very upset because of how long it took me to do every single task required of me on my job at the restaurant; however, as time went on and as I got older, I realized that this was just something that came with being young and having no experience working outside of your home or family business
As for persistence, this is something that has really helped me throughout my life in general because it allows me to keep going even when things get rough or difficult; however,
1940s metal forge