There is an old saying, “Jack of all trades, master of none.” I know I’ve touched on this subject before but I just don’t understand this mentality. If this is true then what was Ben Franklin? Or how about Leonardo di Vinci? Thomas Edison was pretty good a few things too.
I was reading an article about people who were considered Renaissance Men. I’m not saying that a woman can’t be this way either, it’s just a title after all.
The article basically was talking about how certain people think. How they learn and move from subject to subject. It’s about making sense of it all and showing a genuine interest. I was told recently how I need to pick one path and follow that path. They could not understand at all how I could relate photography, philosophy, carpentry, music and all of the different things I do together. Now personally I think it makes total sense.
There is a connection to photography, carpentry and music, the connection is math. Rhythm and arithmetic and don’t get me started on all of the math involved with photography! Another connection is how I love to work with my hands and be creative. So where does philosophy come in…. well, I think you have to have a certain understanding of the Universe when you follow a different path. I accept that people won’t understand me all of the time but that’s okay, I will not necessarily understand them all of the time.
Maybe it’s just about finding your place in the world, and mine just happens to be right here at the beach.
