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[Neil Lucock]

On Thursday 14 Aug 2003 1:46 pm, Matthew Tolley wrote:
> Personally, I'm a big believer in prosperity for everyone.
>
> What do I mean?
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I agree with what you say, it's a good outlook. It does sound like you've been 
reading a few too many American self-help books, though. If it's really you 
speaking, ever thought of doing the "insprational speaker" trip? 

For an interesting discussion of "quality", read Zen and the art of mororcycle 
maintenance by Robert Parsig. The only fault I found with it was when he was 
discussing adjusting the drive chain on a BMW. They were all shaft drive at 
that time. Fraud causes you to lose confidence in what is said.

One problem;  the idea of quality implies discerning between different things 
as to their "fitness for purpose". This requires extended experiences or 
understanding  (of mobile phones or cars or carpets)  which your landlady has 
probably not had the means to acquire, either because of her finances, 
friends, culture  or circumstances. You criticise her for who she is, but 
that's a result of her life up to now. 
Good company and intelligent discussion breeds learned culture (your mistakes 
are challenged and corrected by your associates) . If you are not already 
part of it, it's hard to get into such a culture. 

Of course, she might just be a miserable old trout.....

Just a few thoughts
Neil