some older cultures hold the belief that we're always required to be "fixing the world" - the Karuk who live in the heart of Klamath River country are one, they self identify as fix the world people (pikyav is the verb). Some Jewish people interpret the Tikkun olam tradition in a similar way - fixing the world through our deeds.
Tending rope and nets is similar. If you're not always fixing, you're vulnerable to storms.
Are we able now to see ourselves as people who are perpetually repairing?