"The only thing I know is that I know nothing." "For we can only know that we know nothing, and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing." One of these quotes is attributed to Socrates. The other is to a Chinese philosopher who wrote one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Neither quote is easy to document, yet they contain a nugget of wisdom. The more we think we know, … [Read more...]
The Master’s Apprentice
Duane began his martial arts career as a teenager. He progressed through the ranks until he became a black belt in Isshinryu Karate. The more he studied, though, the more he felt something was missing. He wanted to learn more than his instructors could teach him. Duane's father was a preacher, and his church had a mission in Taiwan. Almost all the martial arts disciplines … [Read more...]
Kung Fu and Painting
Do you remember watching television on Saturdays when you were a kid? Saturday mornings were cowboy shows like Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, and Sky King. But the afternoons were those full-length crazy Kung Fu movies. The actors' mouth movements never seemed synched with dubbed English voices. And the sound effects -- that "whoosh, whoosh" sound even when somebody picked up … [Read more...]
Allowed to Fail
It's interesting how one idea will trigger a bunch of connections based on what you're doing at the moment. The ant The author of Creativity writes: "Human beings are the only creatures that are allowed to fail. If an ant fails, it’s dead, but we’re allowed to learn from our mistakes." What that seems to imply is that failure is part of the learning process. Reading "How to … [Read more...]
Purpose
"There is no purpose to purpose." -- Michael Gerber That quote sounds pretty strange, doesn't it? Isn't purpose what all the "gurus" tell us we need to discover? A popular book title is, "Find your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team." (Whew! Whatever happened to nice, short titles like "The Sun Also Rises?") Gerber clarifies his quote … [Read more...]
The last Renaissance Man?
A "polymath" is a person whose expertise spans many domains - or subject areas. Leonardo was a polymath. He lived during the Renaissance, so Leonardo is the quintessential "Renaissance Man." Leonardo's interests spanned a lot of domains. Everyone knows of his paintings. He was a sculptor, an anatomist, a scientist, an engineer, and a producer of stage events. It wasn't … [Read more...]
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