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I'm trying to remember watching interviews of truly great people - what I noticed about them - people like Steven Hawking, Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi, Naom Chomsky, Marshall Rosenberg... it goes on and on. Each of them knows a great deal about their subject, and has broad knowledge about many others. They talk about their subjects in relaxed but excited tones - you can hear how turned on they are about what's interesting to them. And what they know gives them a greater awareness of how much they don't know. They talk about the big questions and what's difficult about them, what the challenges are.
Knowledge is infinite in potential. What we can know is infinitesimally small by comparison.The world's top expert on orchids, or suduku, or yoga could not know all that is known by all experts in their fields collectively - because the quantities of knowledge are just too great.
The same applies to other qualities like goodness and ethical capacity. We are not only fallible - we are incapable of not being fallible. It helps to maintain an acute awareness of this, if only to try to avoid some of the mistakes - otherwise, we're on the MI motorway to doom.
So you agree with me then hartfire? I get so weary of being condescended to by those who truly believe they are intellectually superior and want everyone to know it. They may well be a he** of a lot smarter than me but when they become pompous and arrogant they lose me completely. We are all great/good at some things, mediocre at some things and lousy at some things. They are just different things. Which means that there will always be someone much smarter/more knowledgeable about things we aren't and vice-versa. Which also means we all have things to offer one another. Thank you for your thoughtful answer . I have seen many such interviews and I do not recall ever once thinking "what a pompous a**"! :) I did think that when Dick Cheney was interviewed or Newt Gingrich or Donald Trump et al
. While I don't think Pols hold a lock on arrogant pomposity they have a major amount of it locked up! :)
Not so. Endless variety.
Yep. :) we definitely agree on this one, Rosie. And I particularly like the thoughts you added into the pot.
:)
Agree. You really need a why?
:):):) Thanks m'dearie dear. We have disagreed on a coupla things so far hartfire
but that just adds spice to the friendship! :) ((hugs))
