Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Play Fully
Yesterday, I was writing about the Playful Path - my recentmost obsession. I was working on the PR piece, listing all the "callings" that could benefit from following such a path - you know: the playful teacher, the playful architect, the playful gardener, the playful therapist. And then I thought of firefighters, and then of the police and military, and then of doctors and dentists. And I wasn't so sure I wanted them to be following this Playful Path. Playful Firefighters?
On the other hand, I spent a week with firefighters exploring the Playful Path, and we reached genuine heights of playfulness, and we saw that it was very good.
Because, I guess, there's so much more to firefighting than holding down a high-pressure hose. There's living together and working together and the profound joy of risking together and winning together.
And then I realized that it's the path that is playful, not necessarily the player. That to stay on the Playful Path, you merely have to play, fully.
Yesterday, I was writing about the Playful Path - my recentmost obsession. I was working on the PR piece, listing all the "callings" that could benefit from following such a path - you know: the playful teacher, the playful architect, the playful gardener, the playful therapist. And then I thought of firefighters, and then of the police and military, and then of doctors and dentists. And I wasn't so sure I wanted them to be following this Playful Path. Playful Firefighters?
On the other hand, I spent a week with firefighters exploring the Playful Path, and we reached genuine heights of playfulness, and we saw that it was very good.
Because, I guess, there's so much more to firefighting than holding down a high-pressure hose. There's living together and working together and the profound joy of risking together and winning together.
And then I realized that it's the path that is playful, not necessarily the player. That to stay on the Playful Path, you merely have to play, fully.
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