Figuratively speaking, of course.
2007-12-29 14:08:51 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This is the third question I have posted from the book about risk-taking that I am reading. I find it interesting that you guys are disagreeing with him quite a bit. He does seem to assume an awful lot.
2007-12-29 14:14:05 · update #1
No. Not part of either. What a load! I'm the path to the side, full of interesting things that lead to another world that the people who agree with that writer are too busy rushing and bulldozing by to enjoy.
2007-12-29 14:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by jaicee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Disagree - a bulldozer to me one who is taking risks without looking at what could be the various outcomes because they have a single intent. I think most people take well-calculated risks so that doesn't make them the bulldozer or the pavement.. it means they are walking on the sidewalk and will step into the street once the risk is assessed.
2007-12-30 04:04:00 · answer #2 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The statement doesn't make sense at all.
Dozers, like most construction equipment, can best be used for moving earth or demolishing things. One dozer operator can spread earth, pile earth, dig trenches, and generally get stuff out of the way. That is a dozer's mission.
Pavement is something people walk on, drive on, etc. and usually isn't even begun until the dozer has moved the extra or surplus or unneeded stuff out of the way. Think about it next time you're traveling (slowly!!!) on a freeway--you will see lots of repair work on the pavement, but seldom will you see a dozer unless new construction is going on.
So I would have to disagree with the statement.
2007-12-29 14:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by Brother Jonathan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Life isn't that simple.
Before the bulldozer arrives, much must be done to prepare, for instance.
Addendum: He took no risk in writing the book. The publisher took the risk.
I had a boss once who was nothing but a slogan paster and nobody respected him nor did they consider him a leader. We got more work done when he was out of the building.
2007-12-29 14:11:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, sometimes life seems like that. We can just walk away and be anything we want. There is always a sacred grove to sit in, far away from bulldozers and pavement.
2007-12-29 14:11:55 · answer #5 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Puppeteer or puppet, you ask?
There are systems and virtues in place that promote equality, like democracy, feminism, humanism, altruism, human rights, charity.
It is how we process pain that determines whether or not we suffer. Nobody has to be a pavement.
Assert yourself with respect and you are neither a bulldozer or a pavement.
2007-12-29 14:13:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a fly on the bulldozer and pavement.
2007-12-29 14:14:04 · answer #7 · answered by S K 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Disagree.
Some of us just stand on the side of the road pointing and laughing.
2007-12-29 14:12:45 · answer #8 · answered by heart o' gold 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cliche abuse aside, I'd agree your Avatar is best at
figuratively speaking, of course. But, I can help you.
See my source. Suggest you put $175 CDN where
your mouth is so we can all eventually see the light.
Assume, oh... nightly harbinger, your proper place.
2007-12-29 14:23:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Agree, the rest of the answers do not take in to account indirect effects. For example the war in Iraq; there is no bystanders the cost of that war in money, casualties and enduring hatred will effect every US citizen for years to come.
2007-12-29 14:22:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋