Today's topic is lessons my dad taught me. My father may be one of the very smartest people I have ever encountered. Seriously and I have worked with some and am related to some very smart people. His genius is in his logic. For example:
My dad loves Irish setters. A dog who they say has had all the brains breed out of it. One day my mom and I let him in on that fact. Thinking we were so evolved to know this tidbit of information. Well my dad's retort was so simple and logical I just about fell off my chair. He said, "why on earth would you want a smart dog?" Lets examine the merits of having a very smart dog. Lets see... They escape. They get into things you never thought a dog would. They will take direction from themselves if they think you are making a poor decision. Whereas a dog that has had the brains breed out of it will do exactly what you say. Its one goal in life is to make you happy. Sit Fido. Here on the freeway? Yes sir! Fido stay in the truck and I will be back later. Yes Sir!
Sometimes I think the nature of humans is to have the smartest, cutest, best of everything. My dad taught me with that one sentence that that is not always what is best for us. I think the common sense is being breed out of the human race. To bad everyone doesn't have a Leo to set them straight now and then.
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