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on making things happenFrom: Steven
Subject: Philosophy
Date/Time 2009-09-07 14:57:53
Remote IP: 76.247.128.189
Message>>>a very experienced teacher once said to my class:
>>>"there are three types of people, those that make
>>>it happen, those that watch it happen and those
>>>that wonder what happened". If you are a musician,
>>>those are words of wisdom. Especially a teacher...
>>>whatever you do is what other people will learn.
I agree, but there is also some wisdom in not
making too much of "making things happen". There's
too much emphasis in today's society of creating
a feeling that you "have to do XYZ" in order to
be successful and happy. This can create subtle
pressures and internal stresses putting people in
a state of "always seeking". There are too many
people working themselves to death, because they
are buying into concept that that's what they need to
do in order to ACHIEVE happiness.
There's a fine line between "creative, fun exploration"
and falling into the "workaholic trap of seeking". This
is where the attitude of not taking anything too seriously
is beneficial.
Smiles,
Steven
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