All of us, regardless of the path we choose, knows of a Barry Sanders.
Barry Sanders is of course the great NFL Running Back of the Detroit Lions, one-time Heisman Trophy winner at Oklahoma State, who mysteriously made a career of not achieving records. He retired mysteriously at 31, just one season short of overhauling Walter Payton's record for career rushing yards by an NFL Running Back. He had 76 100-yard rushing games, again just short of Payton's 77 and Emmitt Smith's 78!
In an era when athletes have been glorified for their arrogance and attitude, Barry Sanders' humility stands out. Each Sanders' touchdown was characterized by a humble tossing of the football to the referee and a disciplined jog to the sideline.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
On Dymaxion and More
Buckminster Fuller, he of the geodesic domes and more, has been one of the most original thinkers of the 20th century. One of the first of the so-called futurists, he coined the term "Spaceship Earth" and showed that one lifetime is indeed too short for true geniuses.
His core concern was about whether humanity has a chance to survive on the planet Earth, and if so how. His lifelong focus was to see how he could make a difference to this planet and life around us, trying to explore the limits of what an ordinary individual could do without the constrictive restraints of a government or corporation.
Often dismissed as utopian and unrealistic, Buckminster Fuller is perhaps a true example of a mind whose time has not yet come, one who lived so far ahead of his time that posterity is the only true test of his impact on humanity.
Read more about him at http://www.bfi.org/
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