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Depressing and inspiring. My dad gave me seven stones once. He said each is a decade of time you have. Then took two away, and threw them. He said use the rest as you can.
Can I at least have 8 stones?
> 5th January 2023: Found out Rebecca was pregnant. > 7th February 2023: My father passes away. That's right up there with For sale: baby shoes, never worn .
Was a tough time - I wish I could have told him we were expecting but alas.
Reminds me of this quote from Steve Jobs' famous commencement speech: Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
There's a lot to lose, in fact. Anyone who has lived in deep poverty and watched as loved ones became homeless or suffer from painful/serious health conditions because treatment is too expensive knows how much there is to lose.
Depressing and inspiring. My dad gave me seven stones once. He said each is a decade of time you have. Then took two away, and threw them. He said use the rest as you can.
I would throw one more. Because: 20 years old is too late to start any personal development, try this approach with stones to 10 years old instead. 50 years old is a final point due to "A Mathematician's Apology" by Hardy.
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I would throw one more. Because: 20 years old is too late to start any personal development, try this approach with stones to 10 years old instead. 50 years old is a final point due to "A Mathematician's Apology" by Hardy.
20 years old is too late to start any personal development? Is that a reference to the book or a genuine opinion?
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20 years old is too late to start any personal development? Is that a reference to the book or a genuine opinion?
Well it is obvious that the father does this when his son is a 20 yo. And it is obvious that this is a clever hint. My point is why not to do this when his son is 10 yo?
Maybe at ten the child would be able to understand the words, but do you really learn the lesson when they have not yet spent a decade of being a teenager that is now over?
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20 years old is too late to start any personal development? Is that a reference to the book or a genuine opinion?
Well it is obvious that the father does this when his son is a 20 yo. And it is obvious that this is a clever hint. My point is why not to do this when his son is 10 yo?
That said I feel I still have plenty to share with my children and now grand children - each day is a gift and each one will have mundane tasks, challenges and triumphs that all need to be dealt with accordingly.
Depressing and inspiring. My dad gave me seven stones once. He said each is a decade of time you have. Then took two away, and threw them. He said use the rest as you can.
Is it something you remember frequently? Did you make any decisions keeping that in mind? Would you say it had a positive impact in your life, and gave it more meaning? Or would you rather not have been given that awareness?
I find it a great metaphor, and I'm planning to tell my kid about it