[dynoman]

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

"Citizenship in a Republic," Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

Who are you? It's kind of pathetic for us to butt sit at computer screens and criticise someone like this girl for doing something more than butt sitting at a computer screen. Society needs more young people exactly like this.

[Persevero]

‘”It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong M A N stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the M A N who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”

Emphasis mine. Not the CHILD who struggles; it is the MAN we should respect.

If this were a solo adult I would not be posting.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Society needs more young people exactly like this.

Yes, OUR society needs to return to Godly values which produce people like this. You nailed it.

[SZonian]

[Gene Eric]

>> It's kind of pathetic for us to butt sit at computer screens and criticise someone like this girl for doing something more than butt sitting at a computer screen. Society needs more young people exactly like this.


My comment yesterday on this issue:

Sea of criticism for adrift young sailor's parents [ Abby Sunderland tries around the earth solo]

Friday, June 11, 2010 11:08:15 PM · 76 of 142
Gene Eric to NoLibZone

+1 for the sailing expedition.

In the greater context of things teenagers experience, this is not one situation that I frown upon.