tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014627025896140523.post2803921943998262122..comments2023-05-25T09:01:44.417-06:00Comments on On Distant Shores: Have a nephew? Save the world. (Works for sons, daughters, grandkids, etc)Ned Funnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575850788682447828noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014627025896140523.post-260312518550092011-01-27T14:32:58.214-07:002011-01-27T14:32:58.214-07:00A caller to a talk show remarked, "Engineers ...A caller to a talk show remarked, "Engineers create all the wealth in the world because they design products, the means of transporting them and the computers that keep track of everything." <br />True, I thought, but it takes an English Major to write the user manual.DENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542797650497025693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014627025896140523.post-2307913563723886632010-12-29T15:08:45.301-07:002010-12-29T15:08:45.301-07:00A curiosity about how things work and creativity d...A curiosity about how things work and creativity don't always lead to engineering, but they are two an engineer's most valuable traits. I concur about the need for many different minds contributing to a project, and that's another reason why we need more! Again, I would never advocate forcing an individual into a mold. God has a plan for Elliot and I wouldn't want anyone or anything to detract from his progress in that way. However, God does offer us choices (I believe) that can determine where we go. I believe that giving someone the traits that would enable them to flourish as an engineer, if God opened such a door and they chose to do so, would be doing a favor both for them and the world.Ned Funnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575850788682447828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014627025896140523.post-61713895533019757782010-12-29T12:55:39.323-07:002010-12-29T12:55:39.323-07:00OH Ned! Curiosity and creativity do not automatica...OH Ned! Curiosity and creativity do not automatically lead to engineering my friend. However, I'm glad that you are passionate about your field and want to inspire others to do it. (You do realize that the creation of such things as the printing press required a bit more collaboration than one engineer sitting down and say "Would this be cool? How does it work? Oh I see. I think I'll build it!" :) <br />As the body of Christ, each person has his/her own giftedness that should work with another's. The engineer sitting in a textile mill by himself is of no use to the world without the architects, entrepreneurs, businessmen, consumers, and laborers that make his work influential. As an engineer, I'm sure you value the attributes of God as an intentional and unique designer, so I'm sure I'm just preaching to the choir. But my son's curiosity and creativity will be nurtured and the world will be impacted whether he be an engineer, an artist, a scholar, a psychiatrist or none-of-the-above. <br />It is the creativity, curiosity, loving God, and living according to his Word that will make a difference in my son and in his world, not the profession he chooses.Megan Gilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584186985457381537noreply@blogger.com