![]() ![]() ![]() He knew farming or some type of local trade, and he knew it very well. How far do you suppose this man would travel? Maybe a couple of times out of the state in his lifetime. He lived on a farm and knew how to run the family business. Think about it: 150 years ago, a resident in a rural place such as Tennessee did not have a car. ![]() The world is ever more complex for humans today than it was 150 years ago. ![]() Still, I felt that there’s a life lesson to take away from this idea of a competent man as having multiple skills rather than being a limited man. Admittedly, I still have no idea how to conn a ship or set a bone, but let’s not forget this is an idea from one man. Heinlein’s character Lazarus Long in the novel Time Enough for Love provides a list of requirements for a competent man. ― Lazarus Long - Time Enough for Love (Robert Heinlein) 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. ![]()
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