I Smile Every Time I Run Across This Quote
So I thought I'd pass it along.....
“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, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” — Robert A. Heinlein
I might add a few items to this list, like grow a tomato, homeschool a small child, dance a two-step, and kill a snake. But I LOVE Heinlein’s premise: Specialization doesn’t always cut it. And it REALLY doesn’t cut it when you’re trying to become ever more competent in the skills that promote basic self-reliance. Getting to know your neighbors so that you can pool your strengths, tools, and talents in a trying situation will always be important, of course.
But there’s just no substitute for knowing how to handle what life throws at you without always having to sound the distress signal.
Now, I think I’ll go kill the wasp that’s been dive-bombing me in the kitchen all morning, instead of making my dear hubby do it. Wish me luck!
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