Frank Sinatra sang “My Way”. It is a sad song that starts mentioning regrets and ends with a defiant boast that at least “I did it my way.” I wonder how many of the regrets were the direct result of insisting on doing things “my way.”
It should be obvious that each of us is living with a finite brain in a world of infinite possibilities. It is foolish to think that I have all the answers, or even the best answer, for all the situations I will encounter. It is far smarter to follow President Wilson’s example and seek out people with different knowledge and experiences and use their brain power to improve my own ideas and actions.
Each of us is responsible for choosing our own path in life, but that should not stop us from taking advantage of the broadest viewpoints that we can gather.
(Space shuttle Enterprise)
