HALF HUMAN

I have always believed in the thing

that specialization is for the crows

and that a good human being

must essentially be a generalist of shows;

A jack of all trades, if not a master of all.

During my lazy school days

my dear Dad used to impress upon me

the fact that I should specialise

in any one particular field you see

while I merely phooed the idea with ease.

I therefore felt utterly vindicated

when I came across a great quotation

from Robert Heinlein which goes:

“A human being should be able to

change a diaper, plan an invasion,

butcher a hog, construct a ship,

design a building, write a sonnet,

balance accounts, build a wall,

set a bone, comfort the dying,

take orders, give orders,

cooperate, act alone,

solve equations, analyze a new problem,

pitch manure, program a computer,

cook a tasty meal,

fight efficiently, die gallantly.”

And after completely going through

the diverse and numerous activities

which he has listed out so thorough

I felt that I would be able to do justice

to at least fifty percent of them, I knows.

Therefore I am proud to be half human.

For after all specialization is for the crows.