Another Quote and a Challenge
I stumbled upon this quote and have taken it as a challenge. It comes from Heinlein's vision of a "Competent Man" as spoken by Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love. I haven't read the book, but like the quote.
"A
human being should be able to:
change
a diaper, X (four children)
plan
an invasion,
butcher
a hog, X (Once helped a friend, turkey and chickens since)
conn
a ship, X (Sailed a boat?)
design
a building, X
write
a sonnet, X
balance
accounts, X
build
a wall, X
set
a bone,
comfort
the dying, X (Parents and mother-in-law)
take
orders, X
give
orders, X
cooperate, X
act
alone, X
solve
equations, X
analyze
a new problem, X
pitch
manure, X
program
a computer,
cook
a tasty meal, X (Tasty to me count?)
fight
efficiently, X (Twice in my life and at least a draw each time)
die
gallantly. (Some day)
Specialization
is for insects." -Robert A. Heinlein
I've put an X behind those I have done, some with a small explanation. The rest are on my "Bucket List"
3 comments:
I like this Coach! Very well spoken and so true!
Trey,
It's been fun to think of other things that a person should be able to do.
On a side note, an older brother of two of our players is flying to visit Georgia Southern with the idea of playing baseball there. He is a good young man from a good family and the best pitcher on our local junior college team this year.
My list is almost the same as yours. Hope you never have to set a bone or plan an invasion. I've set a bone but never had to plan an invasion, unless you count against bugs and critters in the garden. I've butchered sheep and goats, not a hog. I think that can still get checked off! I don't think I'll ever check off programming the computer. That task will have to go to someone younger.
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