Friday, November 10, 2017

Realpolitik



You learn something everyday. That's the beauty of living. The guy who help delivered our big mirror yesterday turns out to be part owner of a start-up brewery in the beautiful Mornington Peninsula - https://www.jettyroad.com.au/. It's amazing what you get to know when you strike up a conversation. 

"The art of possible". Duncan Garner, a political journalist, columnist for Stuff, wrote a piece on the pragmatism of the new Labour Government in New Zealand. The phrase "the art of possible" really captured my imagination. A quick google search revealed Duncan is not the first to use it, it has its origin from Realpolitik, a term coined by a German writer and politician in the 19th century.  

So much to know and so much to learn. I hope I can impart the joy of knowing and learning to my kids.