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Inadequacy as a Resource

January 19th, 2012 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips

Lacking something means that you have learned to live without it. That knowledge is a resource.

I know many people who lack many things. Their resources are inadequate to do some things. Observing some of these people has helped me realize:

Inadequate resources is a resource.

Here are some examples.

  • A person who has lived below the poverty level (inadequate income) has “lived.” They have not perished. Hence, they know how to live on much less money that many others.
  • A person who cannot drive a car has lived, i.e., not perished. Hence, they know how to live without driving a car.
  • A person who cannot hear has lived. Hence, they know how to live without the sense of hearing.
  • A person who has not attended college has lived. Hence, they know how to live without a college education.

These people with inadequate resources know things. Seek them and learn from them.

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