From scratching a living,
mighty civilisations rose.
The first idiot
to get on the back of a horse knows
more than all
the philosophers pontificating.
The stupid step forward
while everyone else is waiting.
Thankfully,
the smartest could never persuade
the foolish from all
the bad decisions they made.
Inspired by Existential Comics #634
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
This reminds me of the question of why the sun doesn’t come out at night when it is dark, and we need it more than in the daytime.
(As Blake told us – many manacles are mind-made.)
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Interesting thoughts Shaun. I used to look at things like plumbing and building etc. and say to myself, if they can do it, I should be able to do that! Wrong! Things are much more complicated than they look even for the educated person!
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We’re all backseat drivers at one thing or another. Cheers Dwight 🙏
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Yep! We are…
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It takes all kinds to contribute to the community, shaun! Ok if things are under control
Hank
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Some days it feels out of balance! Cheers Hank 🙏
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But it makes life Interesting. If everyone was smart the same way it would not probably work or something. ..
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Recently I asked my grade 10 students this thought experiment:
There are three sinking ships. One contains all the wisdom, another all the love, and the last, all the money. You can save only one. Which one and why?
There are no good answers but intersting justifications…
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As long as you learn from stupid mistakes it will work
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What Björn said! Lol.
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As long as someone learns….!
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Well, mistakes can be teachers provided one is ready to learn. Interesting, Shaun.
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