thought for the day

Just wondering… We can do a masters in so many specialised subjects nowadays. Technology is so advanced that anything and everything is possible. Througout my life, many times I’ve been regarded as highly intelligent/genius. But I’ve often speculated, and more and more strongly off late, that the world is already so full of intellectuals, what…

Douglas Adam’s had this to say about airports… anyone who’s been a frequent flier might relate to this brilliant description immediately!

This is a short parable from the beginning of Richards Bach’s Illusions [Illusions](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/sim-explorer/explore-items/-/0440204887/0/101/1/none/purchase/ref%3Dpd%5Fsxp%5Fr0/002-0866658-8621634) Makes excellent reading, even though I’d read it earlier. [In a Time not so Long Ago](http://yearightproductions.com/home/short_story_from_illusions.htm) Excerpt…

…there is one course, for which the immensity of its value is indisputable. For this course, there is no entrance exam, and the only requirement is that one is a human being; whether one is a prodigal genius to intellectually challenged, multi-billionaire to desperately poor, sanyasi to terrorist… is completely immaterial…

This is a well known old classic meant for kids, and of course we’re all mature sensible adults now who appreciate the finer things in life like wine women and wiolence 😉 But I happened to bump into it recently, and found it to be stunningly relevant even to our era!