The educator must above all understand how to wait; to reckon all effects in the light of the future, not of the present.
History must only guess at the effect that television would have had during earlier conflicts over the future of the nation.
Christ told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands careful consideration of the future effects of present solutions.
One of the hardest things in politics is to convince people to do things now that will have a good effect 20 or 30 years from now because politicians tend to have a short-term view. They are more attentive to things that people care about today.
Dreams have consequences.
Cure" is one of the most precious words in the English language. It's a short word. A clean and simple word. But it isn't so easy a thing as it sounds. There are questions like: How will this affect us in ten years? In twenty? What will it do to our children? Our children's children?
I don't think you'll understand the true repercussions of what the 500 does for you until years down the road.
