Hi Ray, and thanks!
I get the competition angle more as competing with myself. I am better
this time out than the last, etc. I do not care to be better than you; I
want to play in harmony with you, despite your or my state of preparation.
Or, as organizations, we compete with ourselves. We are better this time
out, etc..
As far as being perfect, I do not know. Do you mean "Top Gun" or "As good
as it gets" by that? "Perfect" adds no value for me. Should it?
(There's a perfect question for you.)
For a while I was holding my Orchestra at "playing music only one's Mother
could love." With regard to Drucker's metaphor, I tried holding my
Orchestra as a learning organiztion. Now I am holding a learning
organiztion as my Orchestra. You would think that I would get tired of
holding this stuff! (And, I think your guess would be correct.)
And, when people throw money rather than/in addition to clapping, I figure
they liked it better.
Jim
"Ray E. Harrell" wrote:
> Welcome aboard. Did you ever think that one of the
> reasons you love the arts is the unbridled joy of competition
> in virtuosity?
>
> Something more elemental and yet higher is being sought
> after in the pursuit of originality built upon the ground of
> perfection. Something that money can neither validate
> or purchase.
--Jim Battell <jbattell@mediaone.net>
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