Jack’s Winning Words 7/1/08
“It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.” (H.L.Mencken) We each have our own desires and skills. Personally, I appreciate the philosophical thought of Goethe and the music of Beethoven, far more than if they were great athletes. Tiger Woods is worth over a billion dollars. I wonder what the talent of Beethoven is worth? We are who we are. ;-) Jack
FROM MOLINER G.S.: Um............ok.
FROM M.T. IN PA: "It is impossible to imagine Tiger Woods composing the 9th Symphony....unless he were willing to let his handicap slide."
FROM GOOD DEBT JON: “The market ultimately appraises and places a value on all skills. No matter how clever one is at bending words or thought at the end of the day those who fill stadiums or command hours of network TV be trained on them are the most highly compensated. Beethoven was evidently worth what he got. No one can argue that without invoking tortured logic that relies on what one knows about Beethoven now not the Beethoven of his day. It’s a fun but futile pastime. Sometimes getting paid what we deserve bites.”
FROM J.L. IN MI: Or, as Popeye says "I am what I am and that's all that I am...."
FROM EMTSINGS IN MI: As I always say: "Be yourself, who else is better qualified"
FROM MOLINER C.F.: If Beethovem were collecting residuals, he'd be worth billions!.
FROM B.S. NEAR ORLANDO: It certainly is interesting to note the variety of interests and values people have, I wonder if Beethoven ever went fishing to supplement his families protein nutrition.
2 comments:
The key to your Winning Words might be that line "We each have our own desires and skills." It's not hard for me to imagine Tiger Woods philosophical or musically talented or the others able to enjoy athletics but it is hard to think any of them would have excelled at all of these activities at the same very high level. I believe desire to accomplish also has a lot to do with things as well as inborn skills. Thank goodness Goethe and Beethoven and Tiger Woods all discovered their inborn proclivities and desired to develop them.
Sharon
Just read Max Lucado's "Cure for the Common Life" who echoes each of us has unique gifts. I wonder how the world would change if we only try to better understand these gifts and play to our gifted strengths. Maybe there is a Beethoven, Goethe, Woods, etc. inside each of us.
I love your strenth of sharing great messages and getting us to think just a little each day :) Keep it up Jack!!
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