Because they are not sitting across the table from me every night (and because they left for college before I was done imparting my knowledge), here are the nightly bits of wisdom you received at the dinner table.

Love Dad

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Cynical

Cynicism is not reserved for the down and out or the disenfranchised.  A well educated and successful cynic is not much different that uneducated and unsuccessful one.  

A person who is convinced that they know the outcome based on a set of predetermined judgements and values is a self absorbed.  You cannot fully define something unless you have a firm grasp on what the value of something is. 

In almost all cases you are not going to be able to readily attach a value to things without understanding them.  Even for the things in your life, the only thing that allows you do to this is time, distance, and experience.  It is damn near impossible for you to attach the right value on a person, place, or journey for another person.

If you have to predict, opt to believe in the best possible outcome and work to make that happen in your life and in the lives of others. 


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