“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn 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 new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
-Robert A. Heinlein
Add this to the list : “Build or fix your own stroke and adapt and imprint it for distance or speed . . . and since specialization is for insects, master at least two strokes.”
Just what I’ve been thinking lately!
Heinlein is my favorite SF grandmaster. So much of his writing and attitudes reminds me of my father. I deeply appreciate hearing his words from my mentor. So true and so great a goal. Be Brepared!