Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 08/07/07 23:05

On 8/07/2007, Bill's News posted this:
> "Gene E. Bloch" <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in message
> news:mn.1bf47d78a0ee8a19.1980@nobody.invalid...
>> On 8/02/2007, Netmask posted this:
>>
>> <SNIP>
>>
>>> My personal philosophy is that one should always try to help people with
>>> the simplest straight forward solution to a problem. ie so that it works
>>> and then with time and confidence they can grow their experience and
>>> knowledge. Problem solving doesn't have to follow the typical puritan
>>> model that dictates all learning should be accompanied by a level of
>>> suffering and hard work. Simplicity is elegance in science.
>>
>> OT, but I like the story...
>>
>> Some years ago, I went out with someone who liked to say "No pain, no
>> gain". She would say it whenever she created a painful situation.
>>
>> I never could convince her that although if she were right, the absence of
>> pain would entail the absence of gain, but the presence of pain did *not*
>> entail the presence of gain :-)
>>
>> Oddly enough, there wasn't much gain in our relationship.
>>
>
> My sympathies. In my past I've had a lotta pain while they've had a lotta
> gain - so maybe the adage is meant to be two faced;-0)

Oh my gosh - I never understood that!

Thanks for the insight, oh Guru :-)

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