Architect Frank Lloyd Wright loved to tell the story about a walk he took when he was nine years old, across a snow covered field with his no-nonsense uncle. When they reached the far end of the field, his uncle turned and pointed out his own tracks across the field, straight and true as an arrow’s flight. Then he showed young Frank his tracks, meandering all over the field.
“Notice how you wander from the fence to the cattle to the woods, and back again,” said his uncle, “and see how my tracks aim directly at my goal. There’s an important lesson in that.”
Years later, the world famous architect related how that experience had greatly contributed to his philosophy about life. “I determined right then and there,” he said, “to not miss out on most things in life, as my uncle had.”
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I like the visual this story creates. I also appreciate both paths as I believe they serve different purposes – and who is to say what understandings the uncle may have had that FLW totally missed. Only the one holding the perspective knows for sure. As for FLW the architecture he left behind brings awe inspiring moments to many but I do not know about his character and also do not have to know or stay with an opinion. To have an artist live a selfless life and not produce the art or to have the drama for sake of lessons and reflections it brings along with the artistic outpouring – – or art for the sake of men’s righteousness only -no one right or wrong. I could not thrive in accordance with boxing people in to one way of thinking or being or doing. There is only what is and what can be. Progress from the previous talk about FLW? I think and hope so? 🙂
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Also- that backpack on the left – cutest thing I’ve ever seen 😉
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