Awkward By Steve Beckow

[Manuel Tavares]

Awkward
By Steve Beckow
https://rayviolet.blogspot.com/2022/07/awkward.html

Uhhh, whaddo I do now?


I think everyone has areas they’re fluid in and areas they’re not.

I certainly haven’t worked up any appreciable social skills that I’m aware of. I certainly do feel awkward at, say, a party.

Some of us are deeply mired in vasanas. Some are shining examples of commitment to things that work – love, the divine qualities, the Mother’s service, etc.

Given that many of us will be CEOs and fund managers after the Reval – ready or not – what are we to do to avoid difficult situations that arise because we may not have mastered some areas of our lives?

I’m reminded here of the Hitler effect, which I discussed earlier. (1) I watched a biography of Hitler the other day by French historians. One comment in particular struck me. Guillaume Pretty said:

“I’d say that Hitler was a man trying to gamble and that, at the start, the fact that he neglects the whole dimension of strategic tactics, the type of ground logistical problems, all of these oversights don’t catch up with Hitler the war lord. ...+
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