http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/epictetus-great-things-amp-figs en-us 60 <p align="center"><em>&quot;No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig.</em></p><p align="center"> <em>If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. </em></p><p align="center"><em>Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.&quot;</em></p><p align="center">~ Epictetus</p><p align="center">from <em>The Enchiridion</em></p><p>How brilliant is that?!?</p><p>My hunch is we share a passion to bring things to life NOW!!</p><p>I love the reminder that all great things take time&hellip;</p><p>What do you need to allow to blossom, bear fruit and then ripen?</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:19 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:380:380 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/380