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(George) Bernard Shaw

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What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?

‘ Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything’.

~ Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

Bernard Shaw, Irish Playwright and Critic

When I first read the DP, I wasn’t quite sure what to say ( yeah, I know, that’s a first, lol) because I change my mind…or at least rearrange and alter my thoughts a lot. Especially now that I actually have the time to be still and see the big picture.

And what I see is quite staggering. A short while ago, the DP was about stuff we wish we had learnt earlier in life. My response then was that I wish I had known all those years ago that things are not always as they seem. The time and emotions I’ve wasted is quite something. Best not to dwell on it, really.

I love the expression ‘every day is a school day’ because I  want to keep moving forward, updating myself, growing, living, learning, and changing my mind.

As writers, we are lucky to be able to put our thoughts down in black and white and then ponder them….

…it’s not yet 5am and I’ve already changed my mind several times this morning about whether should I get up now or not..and if so what to have for breakfast.

Bernard Shaw was asked towards the end of his life..
… “What would you do if you could live your life over again?” Shaw replied with a deep sigh : “I’d like to be the person I could have been but never was.”

And now I shall lay in the dark. Listen to the howling wind out there and feel the cool breeze on my face…..The birds will be hungry once the storm subsides.

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  2. That George Bernard Shaw quote, “I’d like to be the person I could have been but never was,” is staggering. I think that’s where our ongoing process of ‘updating ourselves’ and constantly learning comes in. Perhaps by constantly seeking those lessons, being willing to change our minds, and putting pen to paper to find the truth, we are actively trying to close that gap. We’re fighting against Shaw’s regret by ensuring that the person we are now is as close as possible to the person we could be.- that’s my opinion 😊🌷

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