What a great list of the things that are important to pass along to children! Tiffany at NeatoBambino shares some of the things her Dad said that stuck with her. My father told me many of the same things. I had a hard time deciding what to excerpt here, so I’ll just give you the first one.
1. Be the doctor don’t marry the doctor. My Dad is a closet feminist. Sure he comes off as a sexist pig and he is the king of inappropriate comments. What most people don’t know is that my Dad told me nearly every day of my life that I should be the doctor not marry the doctor.
Read the rest at NeatoBambino. Link
Philosopher AC Grayling shares his nuggets of wisdom in The Guardian’s highly enjoyable This much I know series:
Science is the outcome of being prepared to live without certainty and therefore a mark of maturity. It embraces doubt and loose ends.
I’m not sure it is possible to think too much. You don’t refresh your mind by partying in Ibiza.
Life is all about relationships. By all means sit cross-legged on top of a mountain occasionally. But don’t do it for very long.
Every professor of philosophy needs a nine-year-old daughter. Mine has a habit of saying, "Daddy, that is a very silly idea." She is always right.
Link (photo: Karen Robinson) – via Reality Carnival

