A man´s reach schould exceed his grasp - or what´s a heaven for?
Robert Browning
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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What a beautiful quote! Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteMay be it doesn't fit with everyone's temper.
As a young boy during a "solvitur ambulando" walk among beeches and chiffchaffs I asked myself whether it is more motivating to point to a realistic aim within reach to manage an accomplishment or whether a goal beyond reasonable forecast could be more motivating. My answer was and is, that it is a question of personal temper, both managing your own efforts and managing the efforts of a staff or country. Helmut Kohl has bet on Browning's horse when he promised that the reunification of Germany wouldn't cost more taxes. It was a bold lie, but it was motivating.
One should find a further, complementary quote, which honours the other temper, the temper of sober, level-headed realists.
What´s a heaven for? To be put on earth. Never mind the reach of your arms, think big.
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