Re: RC: Carrying (using) a crop

["C.M.Newell" <reshan@deyr.ultranet.com>]

At 09:43 AM 5/15/99 -0600, you wrote:
>There's a story about someone who wanted to build a house.  Asked a
>bricklayer what kind would be best, and he said "brick".  Asked a
>carpenter and he said "wood".
>
>The point is that you use the tools and materials you have at hand to
>solve problems and if you can solve problems that way, you tend to not
>look to other solutions - even if there are better ones out there.   So,
>if you carry a whip in your hand, it will be the tool you use.  If you
>carry no tools but your brain, that will be the tool you use.
>


If you give a scalpel to a monkey, it may be dangerous. If you give it to a
surgeon, it may be of great value.

You are right about using one's brain. However, using one's brain does not
require throwing away one's tools, merely using them properly.

FWIW, I rarely carry a whip. But when I have, it has been a tool, not a
weapon. Using it as a weapon precludes being able to use it as a tool later.

                --CMNewell


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