Comments on: What Is One Thing You Could Do Differently? http://rayedwards.com/what-is-one-thing-you-could-do-differently/ Copywriting and Marketing Tips from Profit Strategist and Internet Marketing Consultant Ray Edwards Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:30:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Valentin http://rayedwards.com/what-is-one-thing-you-could-do-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-2604 Valentin Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:27:39 +0000 http://rayedwards.com/?p=377#comment-2604 Why ?<br><br>I mean, why while I read this post twice, both times pops in my mind a certain passage from Henry Thoreau's "Civil disobedience"?<br><br>"<br>..... A very few--as heroes, patriots, martyrs, reformers in the great sense, and men--serve the state with their consciences also, and so necessarily resist it for the most part; and they are commonly treated as enemies by it. A wise man will only be useful as a man, and will not submit to be "clay," and "stop a hole to keep the wind away," but leave that office to his dust at least.<br>"<br><br>And I must ask you, Ray, WHY ?<br><br>Is it because you know allready that one of vital keys to make things work is first understand them (how they work, what's the requirements, what can result) then after decide if is to be done or not ?<br>Is it because you lived at full the 60's - 70's and understand those times "flavour" ?<br>Is it because you see that the "progress" of -as exemple, but not limited to - internet marketing is videos as opposite to READ/WRITE ? (I'm sure is worldwide phenomenon that youth-but-not-only is less and lesser attracted to books and/or reading and more to audio/video. George Carlin (RIP) have several of his audio books starting with "I'm George Carlin and I gonna read my book for you. You must find somebody else to understand it for you".)<br><br><br>Best regards,<br><br>Valentin "wmraul" Hornicar<br>Bucuresti, Romania Why ?

I mean, why while I read this post twice, both times pops in my mind a certain passage from Henry Thoreau's “Civil disobedience”?

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….. A very few–as heroes, patriots, martyrs, reformers in the great sense, and men–serve the state with their consciences also, and so necessarily resist it for the most part; and they are commonly treated as enemies by it. A wise man will only be useful as a man, and will not submit to be “clay,” and “stop a hole to keep the wind away,” but leave that office to his dust at least.
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And I must ask you, Ray, WHY ?

Is it because you know allready that one of vital keys to make things work is first understand them (how they work, what's the requirements, what can result) then after decide if is to be done or not ?
Is it because you lived at full the 60's – 70's and understand those times “flavour” ?
Is it because you see that the “progress” of -as exemple, but not limited to – internet marketing is videos as opposite to READ/WRITE ? (I'm sure is worldwide phenomenon that youth-but-not-only is less and lesser attracted to books and/or reading and more to audio/video. George Carlin (RIP) have several of his audio books starting with “I'm George Carlin and I gonna read my book for you. You must find somebody else to understand it for you”.)

Best regards,

Valentin “wmraul” Hornicar
Bucuresti, Romania

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