APAD: Paddle your own canoe

Meaning:

To be independent and take care of your own affairs

 

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Similar to 'every tub must sit on its own bottom,' the imperative appeals to a

sense of moral ethic. To be independent is what young people strive to do.

Nothing wrong with that.

 

As one grows older, however, having been there and done that, he might see the

other side of the coin: one's canoe is really carried by the tide more than

one's own might. He starts to take less pride in or blame for his own effort and

see how awesome the whole picture is.

 

And even though it all went wrong,

I stand before the Lord of Song,

with nothing on my tongue,

but Hallelujah!

 

- Leonard Cohen

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• one's canoe is really carried by the tide more than one's ow -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 09:58:59

• So true!真正的特立独行很难，也只有少数一部分，而且是个性里带来的。 -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 10:00:05

• "Humans are social animals" seems a puny way to acknowledge. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 10:05:14

• Only paddling one's own canoe can bring about confidence. -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 10:17:29

• That's very true. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 10:18:56

• 看看WXC里面，有多少人问别人怎样养孩子、（给孩子）选择专业、找对象、投资、养老。。。别人有用吗？ -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 10:20:49

• I read this on investing the other day and liked it. -7grizzly- ♀ (53 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 10:24:30

• Thanks. That is good. Providing and getting info are diff. -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 10:36:04

• I refer to those who lack of backbone, always in stress... -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 10:43:03

• Sure. No problem. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 10:48:14

• 造个句 People need to paddle their own canoe when they grow up. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2023 postreply 18:05:42

• +100086! -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2023 postreply 09:27:31

• Good to learn. Thx. -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2023 postreply 15:28:28

• Thanks for reading. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/28/2023 postreply 10:12:59