Tim McMahon said: "risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking."
While we might say - who is Tim McMahon - I must say simply: the statement is a truism not often said. So what is on MY mind with that statement in mind? So many things - from do I buy a new car to which side of the street do I walk on to how I relate to people to my relationships with people to relating to several very important people such as my partner and my daughters and to friends and relatives... etc etc...
One of my favorite statements is by Rabbi Hillel who said:""if I am not for me who is for me, if I am only for myself what am I, and if not now when.".
And then there is: "if we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin." said by Ivan Turgenev.
Who these people are and the context within which they stated these things are all very important and also not so important.
Beginning whatever NOW is usually a good thing. Understanding risks and how they effect me and others are good things, too.
AND YET -- I wait until some time after tomorrow to begin writing again since I have certain things to say about certain issues which I do not want to put into the mix relative to the November 3, 2020 United States of America election. All things effect all of us and NOW IS IMPORTANT and yet it is true, too, that patience has merits. Though a favorite quote in my compendium of quotes is from "Devil's Dictionary" by Ambrose Bierce (which suggests something) "PATIENCE n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue." and on another hand - "never despair...............(be) a “prisoner of hope”—holding tight to its vital force no matter what."
This election is consider by most to be a major moment for our nation. On one hand people think it is better for our country to .... WELL -- I really don't know what those who support the current President really think or want. The other side, those who support Joe Biden and the Democratic Party could say the name of their party essentially says what they AND I hope for and that is democracy as well as civility and humanity and fairness and bravery instead of fear and much more I support and think is GOOD!
Further writings will address pressing issues and constituencies needing to be addressed in major and immediate ways. Those will include climate change, and law and order, and economics, and community. Stay tuned!
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