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- From: itzenhui@cs.uwp.edu (Steve Itzenhuiser)
- Subject: Re: Plea
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.045516.14277@cs.uwp.edu>
- Organization: University of Wisconsin - Parkside
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- References: <1992Nov18.172520.18447@dptg.att.com>
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 04:55:16 GMT
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- (bob, I tried to write to your e-mail address, but couldn't get through,
- so I hope you get to read this.)
-
- 51351[efw]-Robert Feddeler(MT4799)T343 (rjf@dptg.att.com) wrote:
- : In article <1992Nov18.010332.12466@cs.uwp.edu> itzenhui@cs.uwp.edu (Steve Itzenhuiser) writes:
- : >
- : Hey Steve... you're on your way!
- :
- : In my opinion, the most useful definition of "knowledge" is "an awareness
- : of how much you don't know". You can always "go find out", but first you
- : need to understand that there _is_ a question. At age 24, you might be a
- : couple or three years behind schedule on this one, but it sounds like
- : you've just taken your first step toward being a "knowledgeable" person.
- :
- I heard a comedian once say that at 16 he though he knew it all, then
- turned 18 and laughed at the fool he was at 16. When he turned 21 he
- scoffed at the 18 year old he was and thought he knew it all then. He
- continued like this through 21 and 25 until he said, "does this happen all
- your life? When I turn 90 am I going to say, 'if I knew at 87 what I know
- now, I'd have done it all different.'" Make a lot of sense, eh? I know
- that I'll look foolish to my-future-self in several years, but I also know
- that life is mat as difficult as humans--especially Americans--tend to
- make it.
-
- : You could read this group for the next 50 years and still not _know_ what
- : the answers are.
-
- Agreed
-
- : The only advice I have for you is to 1) relax and
- : enjoy being 24, 2) realize that this woman is _not_ going to make or break
- : your whole life, and 3) save a copy of this and read it 16 years from now.
-
- Will do
-
- : By then, you will be much more comfortable with the fact that you really
- : don't _know_ anything and that it really doesn't matter. The best you can
- : do is make it up as you go along. Every time _I_ think I know something,
- : they change the rules and, most of the time, they don't even call to tell me!
- :
- : BTW, I don't mean this to sound cynical or condescending. Your post
- : looks just like something I might have written years ago. A very good
- : friend of mine (about 17 years my senior) tried to tell me to "role up
- : _my_ pants and slide on the ice" when I was about 21. I couldn't do it.
- : I know how hard it is to put things in perspective now, but I can guarantee
- : that, years from now, this _will_ bring a "knowing" smile to your face.
- :
- : What a long, strange trip it will be. Good luck!
- :
- :
- : bob. | An extremely "knowledgeable" person
- : Were these more than just my opinions, they would have cost a bit more.
-
- Thanx, bob
-
- Peace
-
- Steve
-