It has been said that most revolutions are not caused by revolutionaries in the first place, but by the stupidity and brutality of governments, - Malcolm Gladwell

But so much of what is beautiful and valuable in the world comes from the shepherd, who has more strength and purpose than we ever imagine.

We take it for granted that the Big Pond expands opportunities, just as we take it for granted that a smaller class is always a better class. We have a definition in our heads of what an advantage is — and the definition isn’t right. And what happens as a result? It means that we make mistakes. It means that we misread battles between underdogs and giants. It means that we underestimate how much freedom there can be in what looks like a disadvantage. It’s the Little Pond that maximizes your chances to do whatever you want.

We are trained to think that what goes into any transaction or relationship or system must be directly related, in intensity and dimension, to what comes out.