Re: The capability / material assets dichotomy. it seems for most of us only one is fully attainable
Rod Speed
> I am involved in engineeing and physics
But have been too stupid to end up with decent assets.
> not real estate, or investments for instance,, so I have accumulated few investments
Or any real assets.
> but extensive capabilty.
Nope.
> a smaller percentage, brighter than myself have both capability and assets....
They have indeed.
> the very very brightest though, all through history seem to realize the futility
> of having many assets, and in fact the liability of assets,,, entrapment in them
Only fools have ever ran that line.
> from the outside those with assets are more impressive,
From the inside too.
> so that becomes a goal of many.... these though, occupied
> as they are are not so often in a high capability range.
Wrong, as always.
> Those with assets, tend to look down on those with minmmal
> assets because the grossly incapable also have very little. ..
And blotto drunks in spades.
> a way for those with assets to aloof themselves.
> and thats fine,,,, but a fatal mistake becoming obvious
> only when iits too late to actually attain something.
You've never ever done that.
> it has been apprent to me that once a person has capability across
> a broad spectrum, and keeps it in advance of the common capability,,,....
> that sufficiency is attained as a natural part of ones existence.
Just another blotto drunk.
> there is for some of us a value in capability..... limitlessly beyond
> the helplessness of simply holding assets, most especially with age.
Just another blotto drunk.
> each to his own however,,,, the tiger will never grow wool,,,,
> and the sheep will always be good eating.
Just another blotto drunk.