Favorite quote from "Reconfigurement"
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Re: Favorite quote from "Reconfigurement"
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This sounds like a basic quote but sometimes the simplest stuff helps the most
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I'll also go with this story. It shows that there's a reason for everything and our response also to all situation speaks a lot about us.Mrs D O wrote: ↑02 Jul 2022, 11:50In a small village in rural Afghanistan, there lived a poor but wise farmer. One day his horse ran away. His neighbors came by to offer their sympathy, saying “what a terrible misfortune.” But the wise old farmer simply scuffed his feet in the soil and said “perhaps.” The next day the missing horse returned, leading an entire herd of beautiful wild horses. The neighbors came to celebrate, saying “how wonderful.” All the wise farmer said is, “perhaps.” And the next day, the farmer's only son went to tame one of the wild horses. In the process, he broke his leg. The neighbors all came by to commiserate, saying “how awful,” and again, the wise farmer only said, “perhaps.”
The next day, the forces of the local warlord came down to forcibly impress all the young men of the village and lead them to war, but because of his fractured leg, the farmer's son was left behind. Again, the neighbors came by to offer congratulations, but all the wise farmer said was, “perhaps.” The moral of this two-sided story is that all situations, no matter how terrible they appear on surface, have within them the seeds and the potential for good.
Sorry it's so long, but I think the above is just such a wonderful combination of wise words and humour. It made me laugh but also think deeply about the moral it contains. Using that story was a great way to communicate something important to the reader. It's too good to forget. In the OBC interview with E. Alan Fleischauer he discloses how having a mild stroke helped him access his ability to write. He was able to see the potential for good within his own misfortune, so is sharing genuinely helpful advice.
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I find a lot of truth in this quote.
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I think the two quotes about the go-go years and this one really caught my attention. I think they both conceptualized the need to understand that there are different phases in life and the sooner we realized this the better.Andrada Madalina wrote: ↑02 Jul 2022, 06:15 My favorite quote from this book was that of Winston Churchill: "Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death." I like this quote because it perfectly supports the author's idea of reconfiguring and molding people's lives and the need for a turning point in anyone's life.
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Yes, I liked this too. It really did give me a new perspective on the yin/yuan concept.Jakoba Martin wrote: ↑02 Jul 2022, 05:26 I like the part where he speaks about the yin and yuan. I've always been taught that the yin/yuan represents good and evil. It was interesting to see it from a perspective where it represented danger/pain and opportunity. It gives the meaning a whole new perspective.
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"You have the go-go years, the slow-go years and the no-go years" it's such a witty metaphor which I'll surely incorporate into my speech.
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It actually pass an information that no matter which class you belong, change is constant.
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HelloMarsha JJ wrote: ↑01 Jul 2022, 19:13 What's your favorite quote or quotes from "Reconfigurement"? My favorite so far is "You have go-go years, slo-go years and no-go years. Guess what, the no-go years are not when you travel."
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I agree with you about this. I read and re read this quote several times. It fascinated me as it uses alliteration and repetition to express the idea. The essence of the quote is to compell the reader to travel whole heartedly throughout the life.
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I agree. I also think traveling in life is very important. This is why this quote stuck with me.KASITHEREADER wrote: ↑03 Jul 2022, 00:39 The concept of the quote ' you have the go-go years, the slo-go years, and the no-go years, really got me thinking. I find it important to in corporate travelling in our lives.