A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
Hi, I’m Chad Cranfill.
I’m someone whose life hasn’t proceeded in a straight line. There have been many twists and turns. Can you relate?
Oh, and I can do most of the things Heinlein advised I should be able to do. What about you? Those things I can’t do, I can’t do…yet.
A little bit about me: classical languages scholar, technologist, evolving human being. Raised Catholic, I still have an affinity for some of Catholicism’s beautiful teachings and a sadness at what has happened to the Church in modern times. The teachings of Sufism and A Course in Miracles also resonate with me. I was probably a monk in at least one past life. Go figure.
This blog is where classical wisdom meets the mess of modern life. I write about virtue, community, and what it means to actually become a human being.
Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy! Feel free to send me an email and ask for a topic to be covered if you don’t see it here. Will I write about it? Maybe, but I’ll definitely consider your request.
