The Straight Line Myth
From the time we are young, we are told that we should do those things, take those steps that will get us to where we should go. The message is that there is a straight line that, if we follow it, we will succeed. I suspect this is one of the great myths that adults tell children, one of the great myths that most of us have assimilated into our understanding of life and living. Let's think about that for a few minutes.