Nugget of Truth
"True education makes for inequality; the inequality of individuality, the inequality of success; the glorious inequality of talent, of genius; for inequality, not mediocrity, individual superiority, not standardization, is the measure of the progress of the world." — Felix Emmanuel Schelling, American educator and scholar (1858-1945).
I have a routine that I try to follow at work. I come in and do all of the essential checks for parts and customers, communicate the essentials and then do some casual reading. I start with e-mails, then Dilbert and then read what happened today in history. On Yahoo, you get events, celebrity birthdays, and a quote of the day. Felix Emmanuel Schelling had the quote of the day on December 14, 2005. I felt that it contained a fundamental truth about why some people succeed and some do not.
We all suffer from the short comings of inequality. From the moment we are conceived, we begin to develop the differences that will be with us until death. Whether you are tall or short, straight teeth or need braces, or any myriad of physical differences, there is some inequality whether real or perceived. Most I would say are perceived because it is not what you get in life, it is what you do with it.
All you have to do is look at people like Stephen Hawking or Oprah Winfrey. Hawking has a horribly debilitating disease but has still managed to become one of the pre-eminent scientific minds of our generation. Oprah Winfrey has overcome a traumatic childhood, being black and female to become one of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry.
What both of these people show is that education does matter. It is what you learn and how you apply it that paves the path for success in life. Sure looks and personality feed into the equation but Hawking is not a handsome fellow and Oprah had to develop a diet and exercise regimen to stay fit and trim. It all takes work.
It would appear that the truly successful person combines what they learn with a desire to work and create success. Most people that truly fail in life, have not prepared themselves mentally to learn what they need and/or lack the drive to do what is necessary. It is easier for some to accept defeat than to try. There are libraries everywhere, the internet has made knowledge as easy as clicking on a computer monitor, and as far as I know, public school is available to everyone. It is up to each person to maximize that their gifts. Learn, it is the easiest thing to do.
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Cobb
I have a routine that I try to follow at work. I come in and do all of the essential checks for parts and customers, communicate the essentials and then do some casual reading. I start with e-mails, then Dilbert and then read what happened today in history. On Yahoo, you get events, celebrity birthdays, and a quote of the day. Felix Emmanuel Schelling had the quote of the day on December 14, 2005. I felt that it contained a fundamental truth about why some people succeed and some do not.
We all suffer from the short comings of inequality. From the moment we are conceived, we begin to develop the differences that will be with us until death. Whether you are tall or short, straight teeth or need braces, or any myriad of physical differences, there is some inequality whether real or perceived. Most I would say are perceived because it is not what you get in life, it is what you do with it.
All you have to do is look at people like Stephen Hawking or Oprah Winfrey. Hawking has a horribly debilitating disease but has still managed to become one of the pre-eminent scientific minds of our generation. Oprah Winfrey has overcome a traumatic childhood, being black and female to become one of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry.
What both of these people show is that education does matter. It is what you learn and how you apply it that paves the path for success in life. Sure looks and personality feed into the equation but Hawking is not a handsome fellow and Oprah had to develop a diet and exercise regimen to stay fit and trim. It all takes work.
It would appear that the truly successful person combines what they learn with a desire to work and create success. Most people that truly fail in life, have not prepared themselves mentally to learn what they need and/or lack the drive to do what is necessary. It is easier for some to accept defeat than to try. There are libraries everywhere, the internet has made knowledge as easy as clicking on a computer monitor, and as far as I know, public school is available to everyone. It is up to each person to maximize that their gifts. Learn, it is the easiest thing to do.
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Cobb
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