Kyle Chowning

book full of wisdom

Posted on 25. Jun, 2007 by Kyle in Miscellaneous

Recently, a friend of mine turned me onto a book that sounded appealing. He introduced it by explaining the power that happens when a pen and a piece of paper come together; ah, the hand written note. He reminded me of that feeling you get when a piece of mail is delivered, hand addressed and personalized just for me. Yeah, I love that feeling too. The art of letter writing is fleeting, but it doesn’t have to be.

The book, The Little Red Book of Wisdom, by Mark DeMoss, is full of great reminders, helpful insights and of course, wisdom. Here are just a few tidbits for you to chew on:

• “Focus is the discipline to say no to anything off-mission…” p.14
• “Find a job that you like so much that you’d do it without compensation; then do it so well that people will pay you to continue.” —Walt Disney
• “The stupidity of people comes from having an answer to everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.” —Milan Kundera (p.80) << I found this especially convicting
• “Wise people, knowing they are fallible, hew to integrity as the compass that guides, the wall that protects, the glue that blinds.” —p.107

But I end with the most inspiring of all:

“Let the wise listen adn add to their learning.” —Proverbs 1:5