Comments on: A Final Thought, Stolen From One Of The Greats http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-final-thought-stolen-from-one-of-the-greats/ Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Meaning | Insanely Interested http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-final-thought-stolen-from-one-of-the-greats/#comment-6554 Meaning | Insanely Interested Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:25:46 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-6554 [...] build those solutions (if you are reading this, you are part of what I call “we”). As curious, interested, creative idea people, we can come up with the ways to change our shared and personal [...] [...] build those solutions (if you are reading this, you are part of what I call “we”). As curious, interested, creative idea people, we can come up with the ways to change our shared and personal [...]

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-final-thought-stolen-from-one-of-the-greats/#comment-6520 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:56:41 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-6520 Truly inspiring words. Isn’t it great when someone else writes your feelings down is such an eloquent and precise way? I love it! Looking forward to unprecedented personal growth, achievement, and sharing in this brand new year. Jonathan, thanks so much for your contribution and please let me know if I can be of service somehow. Truly inspiring words. Isn’t it great when someone else writes your feelings down is such an eloquent and precise way? I love it! Looking forward to unprecedented personal growth, achievement, and sharing in this brand new year. Jonathan, thanks so much for your contribution and please let me know if I can be of service somehow.

]]> By: Andrew Bryant http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-final-thought-stolen-from-one-of-the-greats/#comment-6506 Andrew Bryant Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:38:28 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-6506 A great quote from the man who wrote Pygmalion, giving us the term Pygmalion Effect - which is creating change in others by seeing potential in them that they may not even be aware of. The metaphor of living like a burning torch, creates images (for me) of lighting the fire in others :) A good resolution for 2009? A great quote from the man who wrote Pygmalion, giving us the term Pygmalion Effect – which is creating change in others by seeing potential in them that they may not even be aware of.

The metaphor of living like a burning torch, creates images (for me) of lighting the fire in others :)

A good resolution for 2009?

]]> By: Jonathan Fields http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-final-thought-stolen-from-one-of-the-greats/#comment-6502 Jonathan Fields Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:30:06 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-6502 @ Hiro - Thanks for the kind wishes, it is, indeed, a great reminder! @ Greg - That's a great point, I actually get something slightly different out of it every time I go back to it. @ esther - Thanks so much for sharing the prelude to the quote, it really helps emphasis the important of contribution to the bigger community @ Hiro – Thanks for the kind wishes, it is, indeed, a great reminder!

@ Greg – That’s a great point, I actually get something slightly different out of it every time I go back to it.

@ esther – Thanks so much for sharing the prelude to the quote, it really helps emphasis the important of contribution to the bigger community

]]> By: esther http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-final-thought-stolen-from-one-of-the-greats/#comment-6501 esther Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:53:25 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-6501 hey jonathan: i adore that quote. it's on the wall at new york theatre workshop, where i first read it. the start of the quote and the missing text in the "..." bears repeating too: "this is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose, recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little cloud of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy." i love that shaw contrasts the deeper joy of giving selflessly to the relatively selfish process of securing ones own happiness. and i too am looking forward to the career renegade work this year, hoping what comes out of it is identifying a path that leads me to a more giving career! happy new year! hey jonathan:
i adore that quote. it’s on the wall at new york theatre workshop, where i first read it. the start of the quote and the missing text in the “…” bears repeating too:

“this is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose, recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little cloud of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.”

i love that shaw contrasts the deeper joy of giving selflessly to the relatively selfish process of securing ones own happiness.

and i too am looking forward to the career renegade work this year, hoping what comes out of it is identifying a path that leads me to a more giving career!

happy new year!

]]> By: Greg @ ReadyAimLife.com http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-final-thought-stolen-from-one-of-the-greats/#comment-6499 Greg @ ReadyAimLife.com Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:34:20 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-6499 Great quote. This is one I've had on my list for a while. Shaw's words are something I'm just now starting to understand -- that my life is not about me but rather about something bigger. Defining the "something bigger" is the part that's difficult for me. Jonathan, thanks for your insight. I look forward to reading your book in January. Already have it pre-ordered on Amazon. Have a great 2009! Great quote. This is one I’ve had on my list for a while. Shaw’s words are something I’m just now starting to understand — that my life is not about me but rather about something bigger. Defining the “something bigger” is the part that’s difficult for me.

Jonathan, thanks for your insight. I look forward to reading your book in January. Already have it pre-ordered on Amazon.

Have a great 2009!

]]> By: Hiro Boga http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-final-thought-stolen-from-one-of-the-greats/#comment-6497 Hiro Boga Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:38:43 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-6497 Thank you for the reminder of what we're really here to do--let the torch "burn as brightly as possible before handing it on". Shaw didn't always get it right, but when he did . . . oh! Bright blessings for the new year. Thank you for the reminder of what we’re really here to do–let the torch “burn as brightly as possible before handing it on”. Shaw didn’t always get it right, but when he did . . . oh!

Bright blessings for the new year.

]]> By: Jonathan Fields http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-final-thought-stolen-from-one-of-the-greats/#comment-6496 Jonathan Fields Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:19:03 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-6496 @ Andrew - Yeah, that part is great! @ Joely - Hey, I'm in the thick of life, just like everyone else. ;-) @ Andrew – Yeah, that part is great!

@ Joely – Hey, I’m in the thick of life, just like everyone else. ;-)

]]> By: Joely Black (@TheCharmQuark on Twitter) http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-final-thought-stolen-from-one-of-the-greats/#comment-6495 Joely Black (@TheCharmQuark on Twitter) Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:00:12 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-6495 Great quote, and very true. And I do like your comment that you don't always succeed, but you enjoy trying. I think that's the best part! Great quote, and very true. And I do like your comment that you don’t always succeed, but you enjoy trying. I think that’s the best part!

]]> By: Andrew Galasetti http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-final-thought-stolen-from-one-of-the-greats/#comment-6494 Andrew Galasetti Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:28:43 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-6494 Excellent passage! Thanks for sharing that Jonathan. I love this part: "Life is no brief candle to me. It is a splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brithly as possible before handing it on to future generations." -Andrew Excellent passage! Thanks for sharing that Jonathan. I love this part: “Life is no brief candle to me. It is a splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brithly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”

-Andrew

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