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The Derailed Train of Thought

Here you will find my unadulterated, unhinged, and unnecessary Thought Train*, neatly packaged into various carriages of barely defined “word cargo” - (ahem) - For more clunky metaphors and examples of my work, click a piece and enjoy. It’s a… free ticket… to read…? (sigh)

*Reader Beware! These blog posts are one take experiments, with perhaps a minor editing pass to buff out a few of the particularly jagged edges. If I write something that makes you want to yell at me, please do… with a little kindness, I hope - I will appreciate the engagement and am always eager to gain greater perspective on potential blind spots I may possess.

And yes. Like all people, I am extremely fallible.

The Master and the Apprentice

Let’s say we have a Master Blacksmith and her apprentice. She tells her apprentice to “move these iron rings from that part of the floor to this part of the floor.” And the apprentice does their task, happily and enthusiastically – they are grateful to be there, learning what they have a passion to learn.

They move these rings, and they move these rings, and they move these rings, and they…

Then they drop the ring on the floor, in disgust and defiance. “I will not move another damned ring!”

blog postFoti PitrakkosDecember 3, 2019patience, repetition, master, apprentice, art, craft, learning, teaching, stream of thought, philosophy, master and apprentice, encouragement Comments