i'm pretty proficient at mangling clichés. as such i generally tend to avoid them. when i'm relating science to the godren i'll usually create my own metaphors & whatnot. to communicate universal lessons in a fashion that is most clear & effective for the listener is my goal. this is especially true w/them.
1 of the clichés that i do recall correctly is opportunity only knocks once. i'm going on record stating this cliché is a reflection of a half empty (another clichéd reference!) mentality.
a single opp may present itself in a singular way at a singular point in humanly defined time. that i will not dispute. the problem seems to be the suggestion that only a single opp exists.
an opportunitY may knock once, but as life is traveled, many opportunitIES present themselves. it is not too productive to focus on the missed 1's. IMO the only real negative associated w/a missed opp is the unwillingness or inability to draw the lesson out of the experience.
what is more important than the continued learning process?
knowledge is infinite...
from this perspective the idea of a missed opp almost doesn't exist. consider that an opp missed for whatever potential life change/advancement is still a learning opp...
there's always time to learn the new & refine more clearly what is already known.
clichés are often like stereotypes. they can be true, but they are not always accurate & can be quite dangerous to try to live by in any strict sense. they have their uses. like all things they are subject to observation, question/investigation, & testing for #truth.
just some AM waup thoughts...
get at me...
PEACE
...be calm...
Damn that was refreshing. thats an elevated way of looking at things. Ima carry this thought around with me for the day.
ReplyDeletethas waup! thanks. believe me it is a work in progress...many things are far easier said than done, but true nonetheless...
ReplyDeleteI agree, many other folks tend to view your life and opps as iimited, whereas I just see them as learning experiences.....the breadth of those new opps and learning opportunities are infinite when they are viewed from the right prospective. You are on the right track DV and thanks for reminding me of that perspective.
ReplyDeletethanks to you as well. i have to remind myself of this. it can be quite difficult to view things this way when directly dealing w/our obstacles...
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