I almost finished this post, in its first version, when I pressed the wrong keys and deleted it in its entirety. Everything was lost except for an Albert Einstein quote which was still saved to the clipboard. When I started this early iteration, I also used a quote from the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates and, in the process, I found an article stating he was a real ass when it came to discussion and argument (Lost Socrates Dialogues). Well, who knew? I think things happen for a reason, and I saw losing all my work as a sign that I had, perhaps, been on the wrong path more than I had wasted any time. An effort is never a waste of time; it is always an opportunity to learn. I felt the loss of this work might have a hidden purpose in making me rewrite my thoughts for that first version, and the Einstein quote might have been saved as a hint to the direction for this other iteration…
To read the rest of this humble offering, please follow the attached link to my blog, “The Path”: Defining Change