Gerry Spence Wisdom

I picked up this book "How to argue and win every time" at the library. I was convinced to open it and read a few pages because Gerry Spence is the author. He's the Gerry Spence of Spence Law firm and is one of the most important lawyers in the US. I wasn't convinced of the need to argue (although he had a lot of good points, in particular, how arguing with children can be counterproductive), but I did find a passage I enjoyed.

"My life has been devoted to poking around in the outer reaches of myself. in the same way that the universe unfolds as it is explored, so does my own. no sooner do i arrive at some new, inner galaxy than i can see heretofore unimagined worlds that invite further exploring."

I am satisfied with the above, but he continues...

"but the acceptance of external authority as my overriding authority blocks all discovery of the self. such acceptance inhibits all growth and mimics death, for no act is more suicidal than casting aside one's personhood and replacing it with the alien authority of another. "

I love the idea of the infinite exploration we have the chance to do. THere's so much to discover- in self, in marriage, in parenthood! oh boy!