"I don't want the world, I just want your half." - "Ana Ng" They Might Be Giants
The pastor told us today that it was not our responsibility to change the world. Our responsibility was to change bits of it we could reach. Like working with Habitat for Humanity or the SAMM Shelter.
This reminded me of a scene I recently read in "The Confusion." Daniel Waterhouse comes as a prophet to Sir Isaac Newton. Newton has been distracted for a number of years by alchemy and another long term project in that field has proven fruitless. Daniel tells him that it is not up to him to save the world; it will be sufficient that he is the greatest natural philosopher ever.
It's good to know your limits. It's even good to test them for a time. It's best to do work at your capability.
Posted to Books at September 19, 2004 10:15 PM