Rather than report off work to go take care of her car, she continued on to her patient's home, knowing her patient needed dinner cooked for him or he wouldn't have any. She didn't use the fender bender to shirk work. Talent will not. Nothing is more commonplace than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not.
Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education alone will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Do a few good turns a day. You won't get dizzy.