Wisdom of the Long View

Posted on September 11, 2016 by opreach

If you want to build a ship, don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work but rather, teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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3 Comments on “Wisdom of the Long View”

Peggy Devlin, op
September 11, 2016

Thank you for such beautiful inspirations.

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- opreach
  September 12, 2016
  
  You are welcome, Peggy. So glad you have found it so! 😀
  
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long4h2o
September 13, 2016

But the taskmasters can’t tame the Indwelling Spirit who instills the longing for the Sea in some even as they toil to build a ship that only the privileged are allowed to sail. And when the Teacher comes to model the Way, they all follow after Him.

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