Your Winnie the Pooh comment makes me think of the Tao of Pooh, which I read about a year ago. Here's a direct quote from the book:
When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few, other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun.
In the book, Benjamin Hoff says that Winnie the Pooh is P'u, the Uncarved Block. Personally, I think some of this rings true for Mika as well.
It's not that construction worker who's Winnie the Pooh; It's Mika!
He's our Uncarved Block.