Words to / from a Friend

So I contacted one of my idols with this:

I don't know how you keep up with everything, have a family, and keep the long view while still noticing most of the short happenings as well.

and he replied

Kind words well appreciated. It is exactly that, a struggle with watching the little and seeing how it adds up to the big. And honestly, I doubt most people even recognize the challenge of trying to keep that balance, so I've got a lot of respect for you noticing like that

sometimes I am exceptionally guilty of placing the short term ahead of the long. I need to grow the fuck up and shift gears a bit.

Posted at June 14, 2005 5:06 AM