According to Robert Heinlein, a human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, captain a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, and die gallantly.
I've attempted all but the last of his twenty-one requirements for membership in the human race, and I'm working on that one every day... (Actually, when I came close a year ago, there was no gallantry involved, but I hope to have a little around the next time.)
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