Here is another in my series of quotes I both believe and don’t believe. What do you believe is my question. Is this quote true? If so, how so? How would it benefit you to shrink in this way?
Is this quote not true? How so? What would be detrimental about shrinking in this way?
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Drawing by Marty Coleman
Quote by Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, 1694-1773
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| The Pursuit of Truth and Beauty |
Have you ever realized that without some of your faults you wouldn’t have developed some of your strengths? That’s how I feel about my pursuit of truth and beauty. I may not be the best business guy in the world, not high powered, not driven in that way, and it is a fault in some of my efforts. But that lack also has allowed the door to remain open for me in my other pursuits, those of beauty, truth and love. I am not making an excuse. I should, and will, be better about those other areas. I am working on them and want to work on them. But, nonetheless, it is true that lack in one area can be the cause of abundance in others.
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Good and bad, not to think about what others think about. Bad if your child wants to hold your hand and you are oblivious. Good if someone thinks your hair is too blue and you love your blue hair.
Good if you are a creative sort and your career, well-being, success, etc. is wrapped up in you being original in your creative production. You can’t be original in production if you aren’t original in your thoughts. Bad if you are aren’t paying any attention to the desires and intentions of your clients and so miss the boat in your creative endeavors again and again.
Good if you are focused on a goal you really want to achieve and you are able to ignore what the naysayers are thinking and saying about your efforts. Bad if wise and trusted people are trying to tell you truth and you are escaping reality and not facing the truth.
Whenever someone says to me ‘I don’t care what anybody thinks’ I usually come away with the impression they are fighting VERY hard to not care but in fact they do. Everyone does to some degree. What they really mean is ‘I don’t care what CERTAIN people think.’
Thus, a key to maturity, wisdom and peace is knowing the difference between those whom you do care what they think and those whom you do not. Find that out and admit it to yourself and you are on your way to being a true individual in the world.
Drawing, quote and commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
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“It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.”
Have you ever heard that line spoken to you? I have. They didn’t like my way of talking and that kept them from being able to hear what I was saying. In most cases it was my fault. I was saying things in a way that obscured rather than clarified. It’s like a graphic design advertisement that is so wild and over the top that you can’t read any of the words on it. That isn’t a good strategy if you are trying to communicate.
The same goes for arguments regarding ‘truth’. The overheated blowhards who rant and rave against whatever their flavor of the week is aren’t doing their cause any favors. The hot air they put out is entertainment for their minions but it doesn’t build a foundation of intelligent and thoughtful argument. It’s simply the scorching wind of heat without light.
The antidote is to be cool and thoughtful in your response. It may not seem to be the most entertaining and often doesn’t have that satisfying adrenalin rush that an angry rant has, but in the long run it is the most effective way to put your argument forward.
Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by William Penn, 1644-1718, founder of the state of Pennsylvania
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