An old colleague passed by me on the street today.
He very briefly lamented over a recent course of training he endured, his voice cracking in frustration, “Ughhh, it was even more pointless than the ones they made us go to when you worked with us.”
I asked him to explain, to elaborate.
He continued speedily, his voice as quick as his gait as we began to walk in opposite directions, “It was pointless because I will never use any of that – it will never be applied to anyone I meet or anything I do.”
I have been known to bask and revel in the theoretical. However, there is a nagging feeling that accompanies limiting oneself from application. It is self-imposed, because technically, nearly every conceptual idea can be related to some worldly experience or level of reality. Sometimes, it’s simply being stubborn.
