Specialization is for insects

A human being should be able to :

1. change a diaper,
2. plan an invasion,
3. butcher a hog,
4. conn a ship,
5. design a building,
6. write a sonnet,
7. balance accounts,
8. build a wall,
9. set a bone,
10. comfort the dying,
11. take orders,
12. give orders,
13. cooperate,
14. act alone,
15. solve equations,
16. analyze a new problem,
17. pitch manure,
18. program a computer,
19. cook a tasty meal,
20. fight efficiently,
21. die gallantly.

Specialization is for insects.

Robert A. Heinlein,
science fiction author, in Time Enough for Love.

I love it – Prathap G., Sharjah