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Post by mormonyoyoman on Feb 17, 2018 23:54:13 GMT -5
You may be thinking of the Ozark farmer, who told a British tourist, "Well sir, we eat what we can and what we can't, we can."
Or you may be thinking of that same British tourist, who was so amused that he told the story to his friends back home. "And then do you know what the blighter said to me?" he related. "He told me, 'We eat what we can, and what we cannot eat we put into little tins.' "
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Post by Mighty Darci on Feb 18, 2018 0:03:10 GMT -5
You may be thinking of the Ozark farmer, who told a British tourist, "Well sir, we eat what we can and what we can't, we can." Or you may be thinking of that same British tourist, who was so amused that he told the story to his friends back home. "And then do you know what the blighter said to me?" he related. "He told me, 'We eat what we can, and what we cannot eat we put into little tins.' " I have met far too many people like that British tourist. |
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Post by robkuntz on Feb 18, 2018 4:07:35 GMT -5
A wise man points the way through the door. Isn't there a saying about that, I can't quite remember how it goes, something like "Those who can, do; those who can't whine and complain." Or something like that! Or maybe it was "Those who can, do; those who can't say it can't be done." Or maybe it was "Those who can, do; those who can't nitpick the rest of us to death." Or maybe it was "Those who can, do; those who can't become politicians." Hmm, all about the same I guess! Right. All the same end result.  There's another perspective that depends on the reaction form, be it A or B. The challenge/result in either case is to learn. In "A" as proposed by the Master and his example, the challenger learns reticence and respect which cuts his egoistic outburst back to where it belongs while saving face; in "B" the challenger would stand behind his or her statement and accept the terms to prove that what they asserted can indeed be reasonably forwarded, in which case he/she would be on the student to becoming a master path. Very Eastern in its approach and outlook if not also very Aristotelian. |
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Post by The Master on Feb 19, 2018 0:24:33 GMT -5
There's another perspective that depends on the reaction form, be it A or B. The challenge/result in either case is to learn. In "A" as proposed by the Master and his example, the challenger learns reticence and respect which cuts his egoistic outburst back to where it belongs while saving face; in "B" the challenger would stand behind his or her statement and accept the terms to prove that what they asserted can indeed be reasonably forwarded, in which case he/she would be on the student to becoming a master path. Very Eastern in its approach and outlook if not also very Aristotelian. Thanks robkuntz, and it is so much easier than trying to argue with them. I like to think of it as cutting the Gordian knot. |
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