Burn any Bridge

There’s a slide in The Creative Condition talk that says LIKE MINDED PEOPLE? The question mark because I wanted to highlight the limitations of spending time only with those we feel comfortable with, or who remind us of ourselves.

One friend I’ve recently made makes some people uncomfortable with his unbridled honesty.

We’re talking in the street, with one other fella who says, ‘I always say it’s a small world, so don’t burn any bridges. You never know when you might need something, or encounter them again!’ And to a degree, I get his point. I think about it and consider putting forth a more nuanced interpretation of what he said, but my friend is in there like a shot.

‘I gotta disagree with you there, mate. I will burn any bridge if it calls me a c*nt.’

I splutter and wail and love how polar he’s gone.

This is what I mean. You need range if you want to understand the world and stimulate better ideas.

Like-minded people are lovely, but they only go so far.