dsbatten on Nostr: When dad passed away my (much) younger brother was 11. Recently he asked me for some ...
When dad passed away my (much) younger brother was 11. Recently he asked me for some life advice. I ended up writing 7 short pieces for him.
He was very grateful for them and said it would be great to share this with others. So here is the 3rd piece. (You can find the first two on my nostr feed also).
3. Complete the job
This word is full of mistakes. As awareness increases, we see more mistakes! What to do?
Transform anger to action
Years ago I saw many social and injustices that made me angry. I went on so many protest marches. I shouted, sometimes chanted slogans into loud speakers. One day I asked myself what I was contributing to the world. In that moment I realized that my actions were like that of a child who kicked over another child’s jenga blocks because he didn’t like the structure (and perhaps also because the act of venting gave a certain pleasure in that moment).
But what was left, even if successful, was a pile of blocks, and two children fighting with eachother.
I decided that I wanted to be the child who played nice with the other kids to build cool towers, not the child who tried to destroy other people’s towers, however worthy of being kicked over I judged them to be.
This decision led me eventually to form several funds that specialised in impact investment, particularly technologies that had a strong positive environmental impact.
As with criticism, sometimes pointing out mistakes is necessary. However the job is only half done until we offer a solution. If we cannot see a solution, offer to work with the other party to find one together.
He was very grateful for them and said it would be great to share this with others. So here is the 3rd piece. (You can find the first two on my nostr feed also).
3. Complete the job
This word is full of mistakes. As awareness increases, we see more mistakes! What to do?
Transform anger to action
Years ago I saw many social and injustices that made me angry. I went on so many protest marches. I shouted, sometimes chanted slogans into loud speakers. One day I asked myself what I was contributing to the world. In that moment I realized that my actions were like that of a child who kicked over another child’s jenga blocks because he didn’t like the structure (and perhaps also because the act of venting gave a certain pleasure in that moment).
But what was left, even if successful, was a pile of blocks, and two children fighting with eachother.
I decided that I wanted to be the child who played nice with the other kids to build cool towers, not the child who tried to destroy other people’s towers, however worthy of being kicked over I judged them to be.
This decision led me eventually to form several funds that specialised in impact investment, particularly technologies that had a strong positive environmental impact.
As with criticism, sometimes pointing out mistakes is necessary. However the job is only half done until we offer a solution. If we cannot see a solution, offer to work with the other party to find one together.