Favorite quote from "Reconfigurement"

[Marsha JJ]

What's your favorite quote or quotes from "Reconfigurement"? My favorite so far is "You have go-go years, slo-go years and no-go years. Guess what, the no-go years are not when you travel."
- I appreciate this idea because I believe in the strategy of integrating travel throughout your life, not waiting until you retire.

[Anne Lucas]

What's your favorite quote or quotes from "Reconfigurement"? My favorite so far is "You have go-go years, slo-go years and no-go years. Guess what, the no-go years are not when you travel."
- I appreciate this idea because I believe in the strategy of integrating travel throughout your life, not waiting until you retire.

I've to agree with you on this one... The concept of this quote about having 'Go-Go years' got me stuck on it for long. The part about traveling was my favorite in it.

[Ohna Martin]

I like the part where he speaks about the yin and yuan. I've always been taught that the yin/yuan represents good and evil. It was interesting to see it from a perspective where it represented danger/pain and opportunity. It gives the meaning a whole new perspective.

[Andrada Madalina]

My favorite quote from this book was that of Winston Churchill: "Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death." I like this quote because it perfectly supports the author's idea of reconfiguring and molding people's lives and the need for a turning point in anyone's life.

[WriteOn]

In a small village in rural Afghanistan, there lived a poor but wise farmer. One day his horse ran away. His neighbors came by to offer their sympathy, saying “what a terrible misfortune.” But the wise old farmer simply scuffed his feet in the soil and said “perhaps.” The next day the missing horse returned, leading an entire herd of beautiful wild horses. The neighbors came to celebrate, saying “how wonderful.” All the wise farmer said is, “perhaps.” And the next day, the farmer's only son went to tame one of the wild horses. In the process, he broke his leg. The neighbors all came by to commiserate, saying “how awful,” and again, the wise farmer only said, “perhaps.”

The next day, the forces of the local warlord came down to forcibly impress all the young men of the village and lead them to war, but because of his fractured leg, the farmer's son was left behind. Again, the neighbors came by to offer congratulations, but all the wise farmer said was, “perhaps.” The moral of this two-sided story is that all situations, no matter how terrible they appear on surface, have within them the seeds and the potential for good.

Sorry it's so long, but I think the above is just such a wonderful combination of wise words and humour. It made me laugh but also think deeply about the moral it contains. Using that story was a great way to communicate something important to the reader. It's too good to forget. In the OBC interview with E. Alan Fleischauer he discloses how having a mild stroke helped him access his ability to write. He was able to see the potential for good within his own misfortune, so is sharing genuinely helpful advice.

[Marsha JJ]

In a small village in rural Afghanistan, there lived a poor but wise farmer. One day his horse ran away. His neighbors came by to offer their sympathy, saying “what a terrible misfortune.” But the wise old farmer simply scuffed his feet in the soil and said “perhaps.” The next day the missing horse returned, leading an entire herd of beautiful wild horses. The neighbors came to celebrate, saying “how wonderful.” All the wise farmer said is, “perhaps.” And the next day, the farmer's only son went to tame one of the wild horses. In the process, he broke his leg. The neighbors all came by to commiserate, saying “how awful,” and again, the wise farmer only said, “perhaps.”

The next day, the forces of the local warlord came down to forcibly impress all the young men of the village and lead them to war, but because of his fractured leg, the farmer's son was left behind. Again, the neighbors came by to offer congratulations, but all the wise farmer said was, “perhaps.” The moral of this two-sided story is that all situations, no matter how terrible they appear on surface, have within them the seeds and the potential for good.

Sorry it's so long, but I think the above is just such a wonderful combination of wise words and humour. It made me laugh but also think deeply about the moral it contains. Using that story was a great way to communicate something important to the reader. It's too good to forget. In the OBC interview with E. Alan Fleischauer he discloses how having a mild stroke helped him access his ability to write. He was able to see the potential for good within his own misfortune, so is sharing genuinely helpful advice.

Yes I love this story too!

[Pauline Parnell]

My favourite quote is the one by Winston Churchill " Human beings are divided into three class of people: those who toiled to death, those who are worried to death and those who are bored to death."

[lilianchikasi]

The concept of the quote ' you have the go-go years, the slo-go years, and the no-go years, really got me thinking. I find it important to in corporate travelling in our lives.

[Mehak_mattoo6]

My favourite quote has to be "You have go-go years, slo-go years and no-go years. Guess what, the no-go years are not when you travel." People always wait around for the right opportunity and due to this, they lose their precious time.

[Nwaka Chukwuemeka]

My favorite quotes are yin and yuan and the go-go years, the slo-go years, and the no-go year's.
From my perspective I see yin and yuan as rise and fall. These two quotes kept me thinking trying to picture the complete meaning of these quotes.

[Lulu Efobi]

My favorite quote is the yin and yuan. I believe that we all rise and sometimes we fall. This is just the general perspective of life.

[Perfect Ojonugwa]

Winston Churchill said, "Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death." This was my favorite quote from the book. This quotation appeals to me because it aptly illustrates the author's thesis about how people's lives may be rearranged and molded as well as the necessity of a turning point in everyone's life.

[Akinola John]

My favorite quote is “You have go-go years, slo-go years and no-go years. Guess what, the no-go years are not when you travel.” I find this quite helpful as it lets me know that it's not only by traveling I can enjoy my life.

[Ayomidekenny2]

My favourite quote: "the financial industry is content to encourage us to work hard, save hard and invest as much as we can. Which is all good, but only to a point"

[Similoluwa Odumuyiwa]

My favourite quote is the one by Winston Churchill " Human beings are divided into three class of people: those who toiled to death, those who are worried to death and those who are bored to death." It goes perfectly with the concept