Saturday, December 24, 2022

Spiders And Bees

A well known speaker was once criticized for his tendency to base his lectures on the ideas of others and not "thinking on his own". 

He answered with an analogy to two insects: a spider and a bee. A spider produces bothersome sticky webs, whereas a bee produces sweet honey which is much sought after. What is the difference between the two? The bee spends its entire - tire collecting sweet pollen from many flowers, and produces honey from what it has collected from others. The spider, by contrast, produces its webs “all on its own.”

If you are going to be a "spider" then it is perfect to instead be a "bee".