Genius (Part I)

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

(Schopenhauer)

Look in from out

I wonder, if I were studying English, what things would I like about it?

I'm liking Japanese things at the moment because I am learning about it all through the language. I'm sure that whatever language I study, I will like. Or anyway, certainly I wouldn't pick a language I don't like. Unless of course, I didn't like it so much that I wanted to learn to like it. Did you think of doing that?

English things are things I know a lot about. I've been seeing them for many years. OK, not so many, but some years! I wonder how I would know them if I were looking in from outside?

First I could have a vague idea of England. I might know about "the English gentleman" and red buses. I might know about the Lake District. I might think all Scottish people wear kilts. Maybe English people too?

I think it will help me to appreciate all these things that are always around but never noticed.

What would you see if you met yourself? What would you notice if you came to your house for the first time?

What would you like about yourself if you were someone who admires you from a distance?

It's hard to know, isn't it. It's useful though, in case we have made any mistakes. The mirror tells you if you have a dirty mark on your face, a tape recorder tells you if you have played a mistake in your music, and maybe there is also some way of discovering things about yourself...

Maybe you don't want to know about it?

I think it depends if there's something you want to improve or not. If not, then just do your best. If you want to change anything, then learn to see from the outside.

I'm not perfect you see! Not yet...that's why I have to learn things.

You know, everybody is doing fine. They don't have to change at all! The only reason is if they wish for some little thing to be different. Then soon, it is better.

That's all!