So if you've read this blog you understand that it is based on the story of Don Quixote. His desire to take action on things he believed in makes him a great symbolic mentor.
Of course you can argue about his mental state if you'd like...
I'd like to say also that life is full of nudgings. Where they come from, I cannot be sure.
But Quixoting came to me over a few months. OK. 240 months.
As the time to act got closer I had a number of big indicators. Signs. Telling me it was time.
So I started writing both blogs (this + Spin Strategy) and the nudgings come more often. I must be doing something right!
Well, a few weeks ago, a good friend suggested a movie for me. Made in 1964 and starring Anthony Quinn and Alan Bates, the movie is Zorba The Greek.
It tells the story of a man (Bates)who travels to the island of Crete to manage land owned by his deceased father. Zorba (Quinn) meets him in a bar prior to departure when the boat has to wait for weather to clear. Zorba is looking for work.
There is a great mismatch here as the man is uptight. Zorba, on the other hand, is impulsive - an adventurous soul.
Near the end of the movie, there is a great line I wanted to share with you that fits beautifully with the philosophy here at Quixoting:
(Zorba speaking) "Dammit Boss. I like you too much not to say it. You've got everything except one thing. Madness. A man needs a little madness. Or else ... He never dares cut the rope and be free."
Hmmm.
How much madness do you have?
