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Granted, from SciFi, but I have found this to be fairly inspirational: > A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn
by T3OU-736 6y ago
Granted, from SciFi, but I have found this to be fairly inspirational:
> A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyse a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competent_man https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competent_man)
- PeterRRodwell 6y agoChange a diaper? Done! Plan an invasion? No. Butcher a hog? No way, I like pigs. Conn a ship? Would like to try. Is learning to fly helicopters an acceptable substitute? (By far the most difficult thing I've ever done - building a pipe organ was kid's play in comparison.) Design a building? How about a tree house? Write a sonnet? No. Balance accounts? Terrible - ask my bank manager. Build a wall? No. Set a bone? No. Comfort the dying? No. Take/Give orders? Yes. Cooperate? With whom/what? Act alone? Yep. Solve equations? Never could do that. Analyse a new problem? Constantly. Pitch manure? Yes, I really have done this. Not recommended. Program a computer? My job. Cook a tasty meal? My chicken curry is world famous! Fight efficiently? Not sure what that means. Die gallantly? Not yet.