Ecclesiastes 12:12, "Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body."
I started a new job today. I will be working in the library in the periodicals section. Working in this section brought me to the realization that there are many papers written by many people over the past century. I often wonder how anyone can add anything new to these vast collections. Will something I write end up in one of these journals? Some of the journals are over a 100 years old and look as though no one has touched them in that time. I often wonder if there is an article in one of them that has an incredible insight. It could just be waiting to be discovered.
It is easy to become overwhelmed when I think about the idea of trying to have an original idea in writing my papers. It seems as though everything has been said and every insight explored. All I can do is try and add my thoughts and hope they will be original
2 comments:
Kevin, never overlook the value of RE-stating ideas in fresh new ways. Even if what you want to say has already been said, it may not have been said in a very long time--like 100 years! There is nothing new under the sun, but there are always new generations who need to hear the old, old stories. It will always be new to someone. And by the time you have to write dissertations you will have the insights you need to do something new. It will come to you at the right time.
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