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Once upon a time: There was a retired engineer who had discovered an ancient | 1. Once upon a time: There was a retired engineer who had discovered an ancient artifact which demanded that it be shared. | ||
Every day he would write letters, post in on-line forums, and talk with people everywhere he went. But no one believed him. | |||
2. Every day he would write letters, post in on-line forums, and talk with people everywhere he went. But no one believed him. One day he was told he should write a book. | |||
3. Writing books was completely out of his comfort zone. He was use to working in teams and discussing issues. With a book he would be writing for an unknown audience. He could not see their eyes as he talked with them to gauge if they were understanding. | |||
4. There was much to learn about writing books, many skills that were new to him, and choices to make without sufficient information to weigh possible results. | |||
5. The biggest challenge would be the discipline of writing on demand, on a schedule. This would not be writing reports on others' work, but words that had to be generated from the treasure and passed through his heart. | |||
6. No one would read the first 'book' he wrote. He discovered that the idea of the treasure was so outside the experience of people, that they did not have the words in their heads to even think about it. | |||
7. Then he shared with a child. The child understood. The artifact could only be understood by those who were like children. | |||
8. Now he seeks to find those who can understand, and he writes books for them. | |||
