Great article by Bob Greene about Jeff Zaslow, the author who helped Randy Pausch write “The Last Lecture”. If you haven’t read the Last Lecure, I highly recommend it.
Bob Greene’s article talks about doing your best at all times. He says it’s not often that it pays off, but it’s an admirable endeavor.
“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problem.” – Ghandi
1) Certainty is unattainable
2) The wise man will suspend judgment and will seek tranquility rather than the truth
3) Since all theories are probably false, one might as well accept the myths and conventions of his time and place
“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacityâ€
– Louis Pasteur (French Chemist and Microbiologist, 1822-1895)
Tenacity is a pretty fair substitute for bravery, and the best form of tenacity I know is expressed in a Danish fur trapper’s principle: “The next mile is the only one a person really has to make.”
Our ideals resemble the stars, which illuminate the night. No one will ever be able to touch them. But the men who, like the sailors on the ocean, take them for guides, will undoubtedly reach their goal.
