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Originally posted by Shallow Blue"A cluster of simple and small things can make enough difference to change history, alter civilizations and turn the world upside down." -op
Had not the other 3 nails been lost before, the shoe would have been fine.
Had not the rider ignored his horse walking on a single shoe, the horse would've lived.
Had the rider learned to fight on foot as well as on horse (knights usually did, you know), he'd have come out alive.
Had not several other knights, not...[text shortened]... ever Nothing ever hangs on a single detail, except in the 20/20 vision of history books.
Richard
SB, you've just provided an excellent illustration of the sole point of the thread's initial post. Thanks.
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Originally posted by adramforallAnd thank you, Adram, for also contributing an equally illustrative post.
There is no such thing as simple things.
To be a minute late there are so many things that have had to happen along the way, you had a sudden dose of diahorrea, you met a friend, your shoelace came undone, the traffic lights were against you, a robbery occured, someone bumpeded into you, you stopped to watch a performing artist, someone fired a gu e, ...[text shortened]... so the act of losing a minute is really a complex issue and should not be treated so lightly.
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Originally posted by adramforallThere 'is' things?
There is no such thing as simple things.
To be a minute late there are so many things that have had to happen along the way, you had a sudden dose of diahorrea, you met a friend, your shoelace came undone, the traffic lights were against you, a robbery occured, someone bumpeded into you, you stopped to watch a performing artist, someone fired a gun ...[text shortened]... e, so the act of losing a minute is really a complex issue and should not be treated so lightly.
To be a minute late there are so many things that have had to happen along the way, you had a sudden dose of diahorrea, you met a friend, your shoelace came undone, the traffic lights were against you, a robbery occured, someone bumpeded into you, you stopped to watch a performing artist, someone fired a gun in the air and you ducked down to avoid being shot, etc etc.
Do you really lead such a calmed and organised life?
-Anon. 😏
