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Alan: Colbert is unusually hard on Deresiewicz... and correspondingly funny.
In this instance I wish Stephen had reserved his wit for one of the garden variety jerks he interviews.
In this instance I wish Stephen had reserved his wit for one of the garden variety jerks he interviews.
Deresiewicz has not only revealed a national "secret" but in his own life has exhibited the courage of conviction.
In sum...
Do not trust careerists (and other "climbers"), especially those who have been mis-educated at elite schools.
We can learn from careerists, and -- in limited ways -- even benefit from their ministration.
But, ultimately, do not trust them. Certainly not for vision, nor for charting one's own course.
Do not trust careerists (and other "climbers"), especially those who have been mis-educated at elite schools.
We can learn from careerists, and -- in limited ways -- even benefit from their ministration.
But, ultimately, do not trust them. Certainly not for vision, nor for charting one's own course.
Rather, find your own vocation, your unique calling -- true and "God/Universe given" -- and pursue it at all cost. (This includes the cost of poverty.)
The ancient Romans believed -- at least of "free men" -- that everyone is endowed with a genius.
And unless that genius is realized "in the world," it will rattle around inside seeking escape until it is manifest, or, until it breaks something, often irreparably.
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"Einstein On Common Sense"
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